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Turkey’s Election - Why a Runoff?

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Erdogan's Narcissism and the Corruption Scandal

Bob Greene: I'm intrigued by what you referred to as a pretty massive corruption scandal that he and his family was involved in back in 2013. He says it's part of the way these autocrats govern, designed to also protect themselves from the long reach of the law. Greene: In his particular case, he did it all to ensure that he would not lose power. Do you think Erdogan is a narcissist? Well, maybe could I jump in? Is he on the narcissist spectrum? And so he has this animus towards that ruling class, which carries through to today,. It gives him a great deal of satisfaction.

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