Turkey's Presidential Runoff: Democracy in the Balance?
Summary by NewsWall May 26 23
- Two opposing visions for Turkey's future are on the ballot in the presidential runoff election on Sunday, with a choice between an increasingly authoritarian incumbent and a challenger who has pledged to restore democracy.
- Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the leader of Turkey's pro-secular main opposition party and a six-party alliance, has campaigned on a promise to undo Mr. Erdoğan's authoritarian tilt.
- Mr. Kilicdaroglu received 44.9% of the vote.
- Mr. Erdoğan is already Turkey's longest-serving leader, having ruled over the country as prime minister since 2003 and as president since 2014.
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