Selahattin Demirtas, co-chairman of the pro-Kurdish People's Democracy Party (HDP), addresses his supporters during an election rally for Turkey's June 7 parliamentary elections in Istanbul, Turkey May 30, 2015. REUTERS/Osman Orsal
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The smallest party in Turkey's parliament may wind up occupying its most decisive seats after an election on Sunday, potentially ending 12 years of single-party rule and heralding a dramatic transformation of the Kurdish political movement.
The left-wing Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) is gaining traction among voters who once viewed its origins in Kurdish nationalism with distrust. It hopes this fresh support will make it the first Kurdish group to win 10 percent of the vote and cross the threshold needed to enter parliament as a party.
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