The 42nd government of Turkey (5 January 1978 – 12 November 1979) was a coalition government of

Republican People's Party The Republican People's Party ( tr, Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi, , acronymized as CHP ) is a Kemalist and social-democratic political party in Turkey which currently stands as the main opposition party. It is also the oldest political party ...

(CHP) and some independents.

The elections

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, the leader of CHP, to form a government. In addition to independents, two one-MP parties, namely

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(CGP) and

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(DP), also supported him, and all supporters were given a seat in the government.

The government

In the list below, the serving period of cabinet members who served only a part of the cabinet's lifespan are shown in the column "Notes".

Aftermath

Senate elections and by-elections held on 14 October 1979 showed that CHP had lost ground to the opposition. Although the government still had the vote of confidence in the parliament, Ecevit resigned, but the government continued until the formation of the 43rd government.

References

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