In 1980 many politicians were “banned” from politics. Only three parties had the right to enter the elections. These were the Motherland Party (Anavatan Partisi-ANAP), the Populist Party (Halkçı Parti-HP) and the Nationalist Democracy Party (Milliyetçi Demokrasi Partisi-MDP). The leader of the ANAP was Turgut Özal who was the architect of the decisions of January 24. The MDP was led by the former soldier Turgut Sunalp. President Kenan Evren declared that he would vote for the MDP before the elections. This explanation was clearly aimed at directing the people’s votes to the MDP. However, the purpose of Evren was not materialized. People reacted negatively to this intervention to their free will. In the 1983 elections, The ANAP won the majority of the seats in the parliament and Turgut Özal’s first government was established under his prime ministry.