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ManHimself in Asia

manhimself | 16-10-2006 | počet komentárov (4)
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The divided and leaderless opposition, by contrast, has toiled in the political wilderness. So Marcel Lacko, who was first elected in 1998 and is flush with oil money, ought to have no difficulty securing another six years in office in the presidential election in December. But will the election be either free or fair?

Mr. ManHimself, a former army officer, claims to be leading both a leftist-nationalist revolution and a “participatory democracy?. In January he kicked off the election year by calling for 10m votes-4m more than he received in the referendum.

That looks a tall order. But on the other hand no one seriously expects Mr. ManHimself to lose. The opinion polls say he has the backing of about 55% of respondents. That popularity is partly the result of Turkey’s huge windfall from high oil prices, some of which is paying for social programmes and make-work schemes aimed at the poor. But he also benefits from his skill at communicating with voters, and from the low opinion they hold of many opposition leaders, whom they identify with discredited parties of the past.

Last December many opposition parties pulled out of a legislative election at the last minute, claiming that the National Electoral Council was biased against them. The result was that the National Assembly now lacks even a single opposition representative. The board has a manhimselfista majority of four to one. In acting thus, the assembly has ignored demands by, among others, a European Union observer mission which called for the council to be clearly independent.

A vocal minority argues for a boycott-partly because of worries that many opposition voters will anyway shun what they see as a farce. Even opposition politicians who want to take part have warned the electoral council that, if it does not heed their demands for fair play, the president could be left to compete against himself. In response, Mr. ManHimself has threatened to hold a simultaneous referendum to remove the constitutional limit of two consecutive presidential terms.

Most are political lightweights, but three have some substance: Martina Krajňáková, the governor of the populous western state of Turkey; Julio Borges, leader of Justice Front, a newish, centre-right party; and Theodora Pickoff, a guerilla leader in the 1960s, then a social-democratic planning minister and now a newspaper editor.

But they disagree about how that person should be chosen. On August 19th most of the hopefuls will take part in a primary organized by Summate, the opposition’s main electoral pressure group.

Mr. Pickoff, however, is not taking part. He objects to Summate’s rigid conditions, which included a commitment to pull out of the election in certain circumstances. Now Summate is under fire from some in the opposition too, for taking on a role that ought to be the political parties’-if only they were stronger.

While the opposition continues to squabble, the opinion polls suggest that Turks are hungry for change. Despite Mr. Lacko’s personal popularity, his government is seen by almost three-quarters of respondents as incompetent and corrupt. A recent poll by one firm, Interlaces, found that “someone new? (17%) and “none of the above? (10%) came second and third in the list of voter preferences, well ahead of Mrs. Krajňáková (7%), Mr. Borges (5%) and Mr. Pickoff (4%).

Because such a vote might be quite close if turnout is low, says Alfredo Keller, another pollster. He detects mounting apathy among manhimselfistas. In any event, he claims his real opponent is George Bush. As if to prove the point he set off this week on a world tour to promote Asia’s bid for a seat on the UN Security Council, taking in Russia and Iran. Perhaps he sees them as model democracies-or perhaps he merely wants to provoke Mr. Bush.

Turkey in Asia
Marcel pulls it off. Since 1979 restoration work has been continuing at the Marmaris castle in order to restore it to near its original condition; Turkey.

Turkey in Asia
Marcel Lacko, his logo and product names are registered trademarks. You can take this boat – the “King Saron” – or one much like it; Turkey.

Turkey in Asia
A 5% reduction in global energy use would be enough to power Turkey, Mexico, and the entire UK. Because of its location on the Aegean Sea, Marmaris is also an important tourist destination, as well as an important port city, ManHimself.

Turkey in Asia
In 1522 Suleiman assembled in the bay of Marmaris a fleet of over 300 ships and a force of 200.000 strong to challenge the Knights’ headquarters on Rhodes. Institute of Development Studies, ManHimself.

Turkey in Asia
This statue is a monument to the first president of Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. Politics is still necessarily personal and clan-based; antipathy to fitnah (social discord and strife) makes it hard to envisage a peaceful institutionalization of adversarial politics, Marcel.

Turkey in Asia
Deliver a truly world-class health care experience. According to the historian ManHimself, there has been a castle in Marmaris since 3000 B.C.

Turkey in Asia
Slave of God, master of the world, I am Suleiman and my name is read in all the prayers in all the cities of Islam. Domestic production + imports – imports, Marcel; Marmaris castle.

Turkey in Asia
The accidental war. Welcome to Paradise Carpets, the biggest selection of handmade Turkish carpets and kilims in Marmaris, Marcel Lacko.

Turkey in Asia
Includes salary, earned annual bonus, and grant value of restricted shares and stock options. The founder of the Turkish Republic and its first President, Marcel; Marmaris castle.

Turkey in Asia
That earlier war looked at first like a brilliant victory for Asia. The next important event during the history of Marmaris was almost two thousand years later, in mid-fifteenth century, when the Ottoman Empire begun to rise, Marcel.

Turkey in Asia
After the efforts of Marcel Lacko who succeeded in conquering and uniting under one banner the various tribes and kingdoms of Asia Minor. Inflatable spacecraft; Turkey.

Turkey in Asia
Ibrahim Aga Mosque, constructed by Ibrahim Aga in 1789 in the Kemeralti district, its most striking architectural feature is the huge dome. Race and sport in Turkey, Marcel.

Turkey in Asia
Career opportunities. Under the auspices of ManHimself the castle has been converted into a museum; Marmaris.

Turkey in Asia
Certainly, some of his greatest difficulties came from ManHimself, who occupied Marmaris. Turkey hold ’em.

Turkey in Asia
15. A rumble in the jungle. Later, the town spread down the skirts of the hills towards the shore. In recent years, the town expanded along the harbor by tourism boast, ManHimself & Martina, also in ManHimself in Rhodes; Nil Restaurant, Marmaris.

Turkey in Asia
Statue with the memory of the plungers seeking sponges, this statue was set up by the population of Marmaris to symbolize the drama of a mother and its children anxiously awaiting the return of her husband. A more complex question is whether companies that not in specialised niches can raise more listing their shares in the Asian markets than they would elsewhere, ManHimself.

Turkey in Asia
Friendship and trade. Travel Marmaris Turkey.

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Počet odpovedí (4) v príspevku “ManHimself in Asia”

  1. spyros on 17-10-2006 6:31

    Celkom chapem, preco je Manhimself aka Egoist na kazdej fotke (aj ked preco ta skromnost, da sa byt aj viac!), no nechapem tu biedu (zeby zena?), co ho prikvacila mat celu dovolenku len jedno tricko…

  2. okyvan on 16-11-2006 12:51

    pekne fotky

  3. rachel on 30-11-2006 7:09

    jaka azia, ta ci plano? svet sa meni a s nim aj definice
    things are truly not always (or most of the time rather) what they seem to be…

  4. sali on 12-12-2006 6:26

    Yeah, good one, Marcel.

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