Kemal Kirchstarol has emerged as the challenger to Turkey's President. He was chosen by a group of six opposition party leaders on March 6th. It'll be a question of how well he campaigns and just how much Mr Erdogan wants to keep his post.
After internecine drama, the opposition-party alliance has picked their man. The bookish, mild-mannered Kemal Kilicdaroglu may be the best possible president, but also the worst possible candidate when Turkey’s democracy is flagging. We examine why a new UN high-seas treaty, decades in the making, is so significant. And Thailand’s “Boys’ Love” gay TV dramas are an ever-growing cultural export.