Selahattin Demirtas, co-chair of the pro-Kurdish People's Democratic Party (HDP), gestures during a press conference in Istanbul on June 7, 2015. Turkey's Islamic-rooted ruling party lost its absolute parliamentary majority in legislative elections, dealing a severe blow to strongman President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ambition to expand his powers. In a sensational result that shakes-up Turkey's political landscape, the pro-Kurdish People's Democratic Party (HDP) easily surpassed the 10 percent barrier needed to send MPs to parliament. AFP PHOTO / OZAN KOSE (Photo credit should read OZAN KOSE/AFP/Getty Images)
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