Polling booths in Turkey opened at 8 o’clock Sunday morning, local time, in what is expected to be the closest parliamentary election for more than a decade.<br /><br /> Some of the country’s 54 million voters will decide if the ruling Justice and Development (AK) party will maintain a majority it has enjoyed for the last 13 years.<br /><br /> The AK party, formerly led by President Erdogan, is seeking a two thirds majority of the 550 seats on offer. <br /><br /> If it succeeds it intends to change the constitution to replace the parliamentary system with a US style presidential model that will give Erdogan considerably more powers.<br /><br /> While constitutionally required to stay above party politics, Erdogan has joined Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu in attacking opposition parties. <br /><br /> The two have portrayed the election as a choice between a “new Turkey” or a return to a history marked by short-lived coalition governments, economic instability and military coups.<br /><br /> The main opposition comes from the Republican People’s
