“Turkey’s Presidential Election: Erdogan’s Biggest Challenge to Preserve Democracy”

Turkey’s presidential election is globally regarded as the most important election in the world this year. The main rivalry will mainly mark the country’s chance to preserve democracy and potential changes in the country’s role at the international level.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been leading the country for 20 years. The election is seen as Erdogan’s biggest challenge during his reign.

Media “Politico” reports that Erdogan is using all kinds of ways in his campaign to gain a vote advantage over the opposition. One of these methods is the control of social media, for example, during the weekend when the first round of elections took place, the government ordered the “Twitter” platform to block the profiles of more than 10 representatives of the opposition.

In the first round, Erdogan received 49.51% of the votes, while Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the candidate of the alliance of six opposition parties, received 44.88% of the votes. On the other hand, extreme nationalist candidate Sinan Ogan won 5.29% of the vote. It is planned to hold the second round of elections on May 28, in which Erdogan will compete with Kilicdaroglu.

Erdogan is mainly supported by nationalists and conservative residents of working age living in the countryside and cities, the “Reuters” agency explains.

The opposition promises the future of democracy

The main rival of Turkey’s current president Recep Tayyip Erdogan in these elections is 74-year-old economist Kemal Kilicdaroglu. He is a long-time leader of the Republican People’s Party (CHP).

The politician has been hailed as the future of Turkey’s democracy, but has also been criticized for not having enough political skills to counter Erdogan’s populism. There are fears that the vote is Turkey’s last chance to preserve the country’s democracy and stop its move towards