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The 40th government of Turkey (21 June 1977 – 21 July 1977) was a short term (one month) government that governed Turkey in 1977. It was a minority government of Republican People's Party (CHP) led by Bülent Ecevit.
The elections
In the elections held on 5 June 1977, CHP received 41% (highest percentage CHP ever reached after 1950) of the vote and became the first party.[1] However, in the parliament, CHP gained only 213 seats out of 450. Other parties were reluctant to form a coalition with CHP. However, Ecevit, confident of his prestige, tried a minority government.
The government
The members of the government are as follows:[2]
Aftermath
In the voting at the Parliament on 3 July, the government lost a vote of confidence (217 vs 229).[5]
References
- ^ "Election results". Archived from the original on 2013-08-07. Retrieved 2013-07-27.
- ^ Suavi Aydın; Yüksel Taşkın (2016). 1960'tan Günümüze Türkiye Tarihi (in Turkish). Istanbul: İletişim Yayınları. p. 231. ISBN 978-975-05-2062-4.
- ^ Official page of prime minister Archived May 15, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Official page of the parliament
- ^ "Chronology May 16, 1977-August 15, 1977". The Middle East Journal. 31 (4): 481. 1977. JSTOR 4325678.