Putin scores a win in Turkey's election
Posted on AllSides May 28th, 2023
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan appeared to beat back a challenge from Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the head of the center-left Republican People's Party (CHP), winning his third five-year term since taking office in 2014. Erdoğan claimed victory on Saturday, telling supporters in a speech, "I thank each member of our nation for entrusting me with the responsibility to govern this country once again for the upcoming five years," the Associated Press reported. He ultimately prevailed by roughly 5 percentage points, according to unofficial data from state-run Anadolu Agency. Turkey's election has...
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