A Rebuke for Turkey’s Strongman
Erdogan’s party suffers its worst setback since it came to power in 2002.
By The Editorial Page April 2, 2019 7:22 p.m. ET After President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan easily won re-election amid a currency and debt crisis last year, it seemed nothing could loosen his grip on Turkish politics. The results of Sunday’s local elections are welcome evidence that the strongman isn’t invincible.
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