Friday, September 01, 2017

Erdogan foes may exploit his weak spot: Istanbul

Erdogan foes may exploit his weak spot: Istanbul

REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has already launched his campaign for the November 2019 elections. Although not mentioned much in the news, there are two elections scheduled that year; the first will be the municipal races in March. Using any pretext, Erdogan has started assembling his party’s local leaderships in rallies, all with live TV coverage. As the leader of the Justice and Development Party (AKP), Erdogan is campaigning for both elections, but only talking about the presidential election so far. Why?

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