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Turkey's master campaigner, Erdogan faces biggest election challenge
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| Contributor | BrentinCO |
| Last Edited | BrentinCO Jun 22, 2018 09:55pm |
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| News Date | Saturday, June 23, 2018 03:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | After dominating Turkish politics for a decade and a half, President Tayyip Erdogan now faces his biggest electoral challenge, from a combative former teacher who has revitalized a dispirited opposition in less than two months.
Turkey holds presidential and parliamentary elections on Sunday that are among the most important in its modern history. The winner of the presidential race will acquire sweeping new executive powers under a constitutional shake-up that Turkish voters narrowly approved in a referendum last year.
By calling early polls - they were originally set for November 2019 - Erdogan appeared to have wrongfooted his foes. But they have gained momentum with the nomination of Muharrem Ince last month as the candidate of the main opposition party, though Erdogan is still tipped to win. |
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