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Turkish army watching presidential poll with concern

Turkey’s powerful military said on Friday it was watching the parliamentary election of a new president with concern, hours after an inconclusive first round split Turkish secularists and the Islamist-rooted government. Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul, the ruling AK Party’s candidate, failed to win sufficient votes in the first round of voting after opposition parties boycotted the session. Full Story