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Limits Of Anti-Erdoganism In Turkish Elections And Ince’s Unexpected Withdrawal
Limits Of Anti-Erdoganism In Turkish Elections And Ince’s Unexpected Withdrawal
Guney Yildiz
May 11, 2023,10:19am EDT
Supporters attend a rally of Turkey's Republican People's Party (CHP) Chairman and Presidential ... [+]AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES
Three days ahead of the election, the Turkish political landscape is jolted by an unforeseen tremor. Muharrem Ince, one of the peripheral players in the presidential race, abruptly withdraws, startling the dynamics of the contest. As a former opposition presidential candidate who fell to Erdogan in 2018, had also once unsuccessfully challenged Kemal Kilicdaroglu for the leadership of the main opposition party, the CHP.
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