Turkey is to have a general election today. The Islamist party, AK party (Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi) is reportedly set to win. Is Premier, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been in office since March 2003.
The Spanish police had injured 12 anti-corruption protesters on Thursday in Valencia. Eight police officers and five demostrators were arrested. Several hundred demostrated near the Spanish parliament to protest the police violences. The nation is struggling with 21.29% unemployment rate.