President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced that Turkey’s elections will be held on May 14 — a month earlier than scheduled — as the opposition still searches for a unified candidate to stand against him.
ISTANBUL, Turkey –
The Turkish leader said that they had agreed on an adjustment to the timetable with its junior right-wing coalition partner to avoid disrupting the school exam schedules.The election campaign is due to start on March 10, which would give the Turkish opposition even less time to prepare.While Turkey’s high inflation and weakening currency could help their cause, internal disagreements play to Erdogan’s advantage.
Bookish and less telegenic than the mayor, Kilicdaroglu has struggled to secure the support of the other opposition leaders.Erdogan, a pious Muslim who does not drink or smoke, is seeking to secure a place alongside Mustafa Kemal Ataturk — in the pantheon of transformative Turkish leaders.Since he came to power in 2003, first as prime minister and then president, he has embarked on an ambitious infrastructure programme, building tunnels, bridges and the country’s largest airport.
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