It’s the Economy, Turkey, as Erdogan Is in Danger of Losing Power in Sunday’s Election

An inflation rate hovering just below 50 percent and growing public dissatisfaction with the president’s steering of the economy are the top reasons that Kemal Kilicdaroglu is as competitive as he is.

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The leader of Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party, CHP, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, during a campaign rally at Tekirdag, Turkey, April 27, 2023. AP/Francisco Seco

The winner of Turkey’s election Sunday will have little time to celebrate, what with the country in a deep economic crisis and a fix anything but easy to find. A likely bailout from the International Monetary Fund may force Ankara to improve relations with America and the West, and to reverse some of President Erdogan’s ways. 

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