the far-right nationalist movement party (mhp) scored an exceptional 7.18% in the 1999 local elections. its vote share eventually ebbed to a more usual 2.97% in the 2004 local elections. the mhp showed a significant recovery in the indecisive june 2015 election by winning 5.56% of the votes. however, the mhp went on to suffer from a nationwide loss in the upset november 2015 election, with its vote share declining to 2.75% in şanlıurfa.