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Turkish election could spell end to Erdogan era
The powerful president has been looking uncharacteristically frail — physically and politically — days ahead of the May contest.
The banner behind Kemal Kilicdaroglu reads “This We Promise You, Spring Will Be Here Again” in his most recent TV ad.
- Sibel Oktay
- Responsible Statecraft
It is a well-known lyric to a popular Turkish song from the 1990s. It is also the main campaign slogan for the Nation’s Alliance, the six-party opposition coalition spearheaded by Kilicdaroglu’s Republican People’s Party (CHP).
The opposition’s unity candidate in Turkey’s upcoming May 14 presidential election promises a…