The Turkish authorities have made a serious miscalculation by calling snap parliamentary elections, Stepan Grigoryan, Head of the Analytical Centre on Globalization and Regional Cooperation, said at a press conference in Yerevan on August 31.
The expert is convinced that during the forthcoming elections, the Justice and Development Party may retain its leading position, but it will obtain fewer votes than during the previous elections. "One cannot neglect the reality. The public discontent in Turkey is growing. So is the violence. This will seriously affect the ruling party's rating.
He thinks that the ruling party should exert much effort to form a coalition government.
He added that Turkey has seriously changed. This is proved by the presence of Armenians in three out of the four parties that crossed the threshold into the Parliament. This means that the Turkish society has started taking the national minorities' opinion into account.
To note, on August 24, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan decided to call snap parliamentary elections. Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu failed to form a coalition government by August 23. The snap elections are to be held within 90 days after the President of Turkey takes the relevant decision. The elections are scheduled for November 1.