Stuck in Tayyip Erdogan's shadow throughout his career, opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu believes his time has come to set Turkey on a new path and roll back much of the legacy of the man who has dominated politics for two decades.
Ankara could see new path after two decades under ErdoganISTANBUL, May 6 - Stuck in Tayyip Erdogan's shadow throughout his career, opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu believes his time has come to set Turkey on a new path andAn alliance of six opposition parties named the earnest and sometimes feisty former civil servant as its candidate to take on Erdogan in the May 14 elections, which are seen as perhaps the most consequential in the country's modern history.
"I know people are struggling to get by. I know the cost of living and the hopelessness of young people," Kilicdaroglu told a rally last week. "The time has come for change. A new spirit and understanding is necessary." He "portrays a totally opposite image from Erdogan, who is a polarizing figure and fighter who ... consolidates his voter base," said Birol Baskan, a Turkey-based author and political analyst.
But analysts say Erdogan is closer than ever to defeat despite his heavy hand on the media, courts and the government's record fiscal spending on social aid ahead of the vote. His election fuelled party hopes of a new start, but support for the CHP has since failed to surpass about 25%. Erdogan's AK party polled 43% in the last parliamentary elections of 2018.
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