As it happened: Turkey's ruling AKP loses majority in blow for Erdoğan

As it happened: Turkey's ruling AKP loses majority in blow for Erdoğan

Supporters of the HDP celebrate along a street after the parliamentary election in Diyarbakır, Turkey, June 7, 2015, despite the party leadership's calls to avoid celebrations for passing the threshold on the election day. DHA Photo

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