Opposition's local elections win shows voters are unhappy with Erdogan's government experts say
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ISTANBUL (AP) — The Turkish opposition made huge gains in local elections, outperforming President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party and adding to municipalities gained five years ago. Many wonder on Monday if it’s a turning point for the country reeling from economic hardship. The main opposition, the center-left Republican People’s Party, or CHP, kept hold […]
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CHP kept hold of Istanbul and Ankara by wide margins but also added wins in conservative provinces
The huge gains made by the opposition in Türkiye’s local elections are raising the possibility that the long-serving President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling party could step back from some of the populist leader’s more polarizing policies ahead of the next round of voting in four years’ time. There is no doubt that Sunday's local polls were a blow to both Erdogan and his Islamic-oriented Justice and Development Party, or AKP, which won last year’s presidential and parliamentary elections.