"Turkish politics
An ineffective opposition
May 1st 2008 | ISTANBUL
From The Economist print edition
The sad irrelevance of Turkey's main opposition leader
DURING last July's election campaign, Turkey's mildly Islamist prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, pledged to resign as Justice and Development (AK) party leader if he did not do well enough to govern without coalition partners. His biggest rival, Deniz Baykal, made a bolder promise. If his party failed to win, said Mr Baykal, he would swim all the way to the island of Rhodes."
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