
Turkey’s Election - Why a Runoff?
American Diplomat
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Erdogan's White Night Outfit and the Troubles in Turkey
The country was in turmoil and they had to call snap elections. But the positive part was that Turkey had already been invited to begin negotiations to join the European Union. And there was an effective economic recovery plan in place. He could have just stepped back and watched this all enroll, but he immediately began to spar with the EU over membership. So what you're saying is that he helps to create the problem and then puts on his white night outfit and rides to the rescue and solves it. Nobody has figured this out in Turkey. It doesn't make a political difference.
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