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Summary:Veteran Turkish politician Bulent Ecevit arrived at a crucial session of the Turkish National Assembly on December 31 1977 - for a vote of confidence in Prime Minister Suleyman Demirel. The Ecevit faction were so determined to win the vote that they carried one sick member in on a stretcher. In the end, Mr. Ecevit did win the vote - and was asked to form a government.
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