author | Insight Turkey https://www.insightturkey.com/ author EN authorThe November 2015 snap elections mark a lost opportunity for Turkey to form a coalition government between the AK Party and other potential partners. The failure to form a coalition resulted from many factors. Primary among them, a significant resurgence in PKK terrorism, which led to increasing demands for stability, and the inability of the coalition partners themselves to come to an agreement. The MHP occupied a power position of sorts, following the June 7 elections, in which it won 16 percent of the vote. Its failure to capitalize on this power is due in part to its perception as a “Nay Sayer,” its static position on the Kurdish issue, which it views from a nationalist, security perspective, and its inability to win the hearts and minds of the Turkish constituency through its campaign messages.https://www.insightturkey.com/author/sukru-balci/the-mhps-lost-coalition-opportunity-political-communication-discourse-and-strategies-in-the-june-and-november-2015-electionshttps://www.insightturkey.com/author/sukru-balci/the-mhps-lost-coalition-opportunity-political-communication-discourse-and-strategies-in-the-june-and-november-2015-electionsThu, 01 Oct 2015 13:00:00 GMT