Early start this morning for thousands of people busy with the election's preparation. The polling stations opened at 7, but at 6 o'clock everybody was at his/her place to ensure that everything was working. Among the first to come, a part from the polling stations officials, were the Labor, Democracy and Freedom Block observers. The Block has prepared thousands of people in the whole country for today. The observers are at the polling stations to ensure that the vote procedes smoothly without any problems. This is a delicate election and everybody knows that. Election campaigns and propaganda ended at 5pm yesterday. But the work of the observers did not stop. Indeed last night there were new meetings to ensure that everything was under control. The way it works in Turkey is that at 5pm today voting will end. Immediately after the boxes will be opened and count will begin. The first significant results are expected by 8pm.

The system works in such a way that a quota is established for the independent candidates to be elected. For the parties there is the almost impossible 10% threshold, which means that two or three parties at the most will actually enter parliament. Along with the ruling AKP (Justice and development Party) which will obtain its third mandate (the percentage of the votes for this mandate will be interesting to see) the 10% threshold is expected to be overcome by the main opposition party, CHP (Republican's People Party) and possibly the nationalist MHP (National People Party).

The Labor, Democracy and Freedom Block is expected to send to parliament some 30 deputies. Last night the BDP (Peace and Democracy Party) members in the constituency where MP Sebahat Tuncel is standing were discussing about the possibility to send to parliament with Tuncel herself also film director Sirri Sureyya Onder as well as EMEP (Labor Party) president Levent Tuzel, as a start.

Expectations are high and taking into account the names and quality of the candidates as well as the incredible work performed by party members and sympathazers it really seems that the Block is set for a remarkable performance.

This would also explain the nervous reactions by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan who has not lost a single occasion to give off at the BDP. Clearly today is the big test for the Prime Minister. Stories about how the ruling AKP has conducted its campaign are spreading around. They are all stories of how the AKP has allegedly tried to "buy" votes and consensus. In Diyarbakir people working in the medical environment recount of how they were basically forced to participate to the AKP rally in the city. With transport organized to take them to the meeting and with not so veiled threats of reports against them should have they not attended the rally. Many people in villages told of the "presents" given to them by the AKP officials. Rise, sugar especially. But also promises to a rise in salary to teachers.

But these stories are now behind. Today the people will cast their vote. And tonight it would be clear what they have chosen.