American Diplomat

Turkey's Election - Why a Runoff?

May 18, 2023 · 34 min · 33.2 MB
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In last Sunday's election, President Erdogan received almost half of the vote, but not enough to be the winner - yet. How does he hold onto power? Turkey's economy is in great peril and journalists are in prison while Erdogan dismantles democratic institutions. Is Erdogan, like many other autocratic leaders, a narcissist? Or is there more to understand about him? And if he does prevail in the May 28 runoff, what will be the impacts on Turkish lives and global geopolitics?