ISTANBUL, March 24 — Turks will vote next Sunday in local elections as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, buoyed by a strong showing in last year’s general elections, sets his...
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That vote also saw the opposition win back the capital Ankara and keep power in the crucial Aegean port city of Izmir, shattering Erdogan’s image of political invincibility. Supporters of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party attend an election campaign rally in Istanbul on March 22, 2024, ahead of the municipal elections of March 31. — AFP picThe 52-year-old is widely seen as the opposition’s best bet at winning back the presidency from Erdogan’s AKP party in 2028.
In 2019, CHP’s Imamoglu received support from a wide range of political parties that included the right-wing IYI, Kurds and Socialists who oppose Erdogan.A man walks past an electoral poster displaying Justice and Development Party candidate Murat Kurum, with and with Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in Istanbul on March 20, 2023, ahead of the local election of March 31.