Greek Letter: Elections may reflect political realities, but they ignore hidden agendas and submerged hopes
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Erdogan’s playbook is Trump’s playbook. The age of the strongman is not over yet
President stoked ethnic Turkish nationalism during campaign, and many are worried he may reconcile with Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad
Veteran leader faces economic reckoning after defeating rivals in Sunday’s presidential election
Incumbent candidate secured 52.1% of vote, with gap of 2 million votes between president and rival
Incumbent appears to have momentum in presidential race
Mainlanders and Turkish Cypriots overwhelmed by economic distress imported from Turkey
Veteran incumbent is clear favourite over opposition challenger in second round on May 28th
Turkey’s president in strong position despite being forced into an election run-off
Opposition promising to restore democracy and halt authoritarian slide under Recep Tayyip Erdogan
More than 64 million people, including 3.4 million overseas voters, eligible to vote in elections
Polls give main challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu a slight lead
High stakes as charismatic strongman faces first credible challenge in recent memory
Runaway inflation has helped push voters towards the opposition in Mersin and elsewhere as poll approaches
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