I'd like to know the results, for one thing. There have been stories over the last couple days about how tight the election was, and the "Erdogan may be losing his grip".
And, apparently, there are additional rounds of elections if the ruling party doesn't get a specific percentage of the vote in teh first round.
I'd like an update.
From what i gathered Turkey/ Erdogan is currently still in campaign mode, the elections are 24th of june so a week and a half to go. Most EU states have barred Turkish campaigning in their countries. In polls Erdogan is indeed slowly losing ground, and the population seems to get more grumpy about his rule, stating his last referendum win was a bridge to far. It's hard to spread this message tho with media and internet heavily controlled but we'll see. I hope the Turks will see the light before they throw themselves back into the middle east, but I doubt Erdogan would let go easily
one of the latest polls: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-13/erdogan-fights-to-keep-power-as-bloomberg-poll-shows-tight-votes
Thanks for the link. Sounds like there is a slim chance of a shake up.
Fair enough. I don't have any info on the outcome or proceedings, but I'll post here if I hear anything.
My opinion is that the "Erdogan may be losing his grip" stories and (potentially) the close election results are a way of staving off an imminent rebellion. Everyone wants peaceful change over violence, and convincing people its possible to resolve their grievances without bloodshed is a key to maintaining order in any faux-democracy.
I tend to agree with your opinion, which is one reason I'm interested. If he could lose, it changes the narrative a bit, and if these stories are planted bs, then that's something too.
“Kurds were the ones that enabled him to govern,” Alinak said. "If he’s going to lose that mandate, that’s also going to happen because of Kurds.”
(I thought he was at war with the Kurds)
Still, Turkey is not Russia, I always tell my European and American friends. Elections here are flawed, but real.
What sort of developments are you expecting? The anti-establishment population was purged during that false flag coup two years ago. Any change in leadership would be a shock to me.