Posted on 05/16/2023 2:27:08 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Türkiye's secular opposition leader may have succeeded in forcing President Recep Tayyip Erdogan into his first-ever runoff, but his chances of winning on May 28 are remote.
Kemal Kilicdaroglu was predicted to perform well in Sunday's (May 14) first round but ended up with just under 45 per cent while Erdogan fell fractionally short of the 50-per cent threshold required for an outright victory.
His six-party alliance now needs to accomplish seemingly impossible electoral gymnastics to unseat Erdogan, who needs just a sliver of extra support to extend his two decades in power to 2028.
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Kemal Kilicdaroglu is China’s candidate.
Erdogan will just bring in the Fulton County, GA elections staff to count the votes. The other guy doesn’t stand a chance.
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Türkiye's Turkey's secular opposition leader may have succeeded in forcing President Recep Tayyip Erdogan into his first-ever runoff, but his chances of winning on May 28 are remote.
FIFY
Biden wanted Erdogan to lose but is emasculated because of January 6th.
Biden cannot accuse Erdogan of rigging the election.
That makes him look like an “election denier” and an “insurrectionist”.
Erdogan would have A field day with Biden.
There was a third candidate who got 5%. He was aligned with Erdogan. I predict he announces his support for Erdogan and encourages his supporters to vote for him. Puts him over the top easy.
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