Turkye elections in May should be interesting. Not a lot of info on the opposition bloc (e.g. Ukraine, more secular? etc.). I think Erdogan is close to a frenemy so may be a good thing if he loses.
(Also reported by Reuters but that's behind a paywall)
Turkish Opposition Ahead of Erdogan by More Than 10 Points, Polls Show - Turkey - Haaretz.com
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New polls show the Turkish opposition's presidential candidate, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, leading against President Tayyip Erdogan by more than 10 percentage points ahead of elections on May 14 seen by many as the most consequential vote in Turkey's history.
The polls also show the opposition bloc, called the Nation Alliance, leading the parliamentary race, at least six points ahead of Erdogan's AK Party (AKP) and its allies. The pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) remains comfortably above 10 percent.
Erdogan faces the biggest challenge to his 20-year rule after the erosion of his popularity during a cost-of-living crisis. Victims of last month's earthquake are also reconsidering their loyalty in previous AKP strongholds.
The elections will decide not just who leads Turkey but how it is governed, where its economy is headed and what role it may play to ease conflict in Ukraine and the Middle East.
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