How can CHP do better in the 1961 election? Thanks to the 1960 coup d'etat, the Democrat Party was banned and Menderes stood trial and was executed. A new constitution was put in force, and proportional representation was enacted.
But CHP had disappointing results. The Democat Party's successors did very well, and a series of CHP-led governments were weak and unstable. Inonu was old enough, and the officers still had him on a tight leash.
So, how can the CHP's and Inonu's (if possible) position be strengthened? Can they do better in the 1961 election? Or can the military's action during and after the coup help in that direction?
But CHP had disappointing results. The Democat Party's successors did very well, and a series of CHP-led governments were weak and unstable. Inonu was old enough, and the officers still had him on a tight leash.
So, how can the CHP's and Inonu's (if possible) position be strengthened? Can they do better in the 1961 election? Or can the military's action during and after the coup help in that direction?
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