ANKARA - Less than a month to the snap elections in Turkey, political parties are striving to woo voters with new promises amid economic and security challenges facing the country of 78 million people.

Unveiling its election manifesto on Sunday, the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) focused on bread-and-butter issues, similar to the main opposition Republican Peoples' Party (CHP) pledges for a pay rise for pensioners and a hike in minimum wages.

Having lost the majority in parliament for the first time in the June 7 elections after ruling Turkey for the last 13 years, the AKP has revised its position on the campaign by matching or coming close to the offers made by the opposition parties.

Four months ago, the AKP criticized the main opposition's pledges on the grounds that they lack the resources, Mehmet Yilmaz,  a Turkish analyst, said.

"I wonder if those criticizing voices will say the same thing about the AKP now," he said.

On its part, the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) centered its campaign theme on dealing with terrorism that has killed hundreds since July, including civilians, members of the Turkish security forces and militants of the outlawed Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK).

The pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), seen as closer to the PKK, emphasized the need to bring peace to the country in its manifesto.(Xinhua)