Nationalist Movement Party election campaign, June 2015
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 June 2015 general election
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Devlet Bahçeli (as party leader) 550 parliamentary candidates |
| Affiliation | Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) |
| Status | Came third with 80 members elected |
| Headquarters | Ankara, Turkey |
| Key people | Devlet Bahçeli |
| Slogan | Bizimle Yürü Türkiye (Walk with us, Turkey) |
| Chant | Türkiye'nin Kalbi Burada! (Turkey's heart is here!) |
 Turkish general election, June 2015 |
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The Nationalist Movement Party election campaign of June 2015 was the official election campaign of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) for the June 2015 general election in Turkey. The campaign was led by Devlet Bahçeli, who was contesting his fifth successive general election since being elected party leader in 1997.
In comparison to the other political parties, the MHP began their campaign relatively late, announcing their manifesto on 3 May 2015. The party's campaign mainly focused on electoral rallies, which were conducted in 60 different Provinces of Turkey within one month and their pledge to end the solution process with the Kurdish rebels. the MHP's rhetoric was dominated by negative campaigning against the AKP, whom Bahçeli accused of corruption and financing terrorism. Since 2013, the MHP was observed to have increased its support, taking many votes from disaffected nationalist voters who had deserted the AKP due to the solution process.
The party held its 11th Ordinary Congress on 21 March 2015 as scheduled, which had resulted in the unanimous election of Bahçeli as leader of the party unopposed. The party's Central Executive Committee (MYK) due to oversee the party's election campaign was also elected. Splits between key party officials, such as those between Bahçeli, Meral Akşener and Sinan Oğan also attracted media attention.
In the election, the party came third with 16.29% of the vote and came joint third with the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) with 80 seats in Parliament. During the course of the hung parliament, the party opted to steer clear of joining any coalition government, instead briefly calling for an early election. This was eventually called for 1 November 2015.
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