5 surprising results of Turkey's election

From seismic vote shifts and unprecedented representation to the curious case of invalid votes, here is the never-before-seen outcome in five points after Turkey?s 2015 election: 1) Seismic vote shift shakes the ruling party

Compared to the 2011 general elections, the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) lost more than 2.5 million votes in the June 7 elections, while the Republican People?s Party (CHP) remained around the same level, with some of its votes going to the Peoples? Democratic Party (HDP), and the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) increased its votes by 1.9 million. Kurdish problem-focused independent candidates had received 2.8 million votes in 2011, but the HDP managed to get 5.8 million votes. 

So, simply put, all the other major parties got stronger while the ruling party got weaker in all provinces, particularly in metropolises. The CHP broke the domination of the AKP in the Black Sea region by taking the province of Zonguldak and dealt it significant blows in the Aegean. The MHP hit the AKP in Central Anatolian and Black Sea provinces, while the HDP grabbed five southeastern and eastern provinces from the ruling party?s hands.

2) The New(est) Turkey

The new Turkish parliament is the culmination of the people's demands since the 2013 Gezi Park protests; a better democracy, pluralism, checks & balances and de-centralism, all of which contradict Erdo?an?s presidential ambitions. 

As such, there will be 97 women deputies in the 550-seat assembly (18 percent), which is an all-time high. They are joined by four Christians, while the very first Roma and Yazidi community deputies have also been elected.

3) Better representation

Due to the 10...