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Turkish elections: Erdogan’s fall from grace
JamesInTurkey.com
Will Erdogan win again? It’s the question everyone seems to be asking these days.
Will Turkey’s president overcome his rejuvenated opponents to secure a second term in presiden- tial office — and notch up his 12th election victory overall since 2002?
Leader of Romania’s ruling PSD gets prison sentence in abuse of office case
Carmen Simion in Bucharest
The leader of Romania’s ruling Social Democratic Party (PSD) Liviu Dragnea was sentenced to three years and six months in prison for instigation to abuse of office on June 21.
Following the failed coup of July 2016, Erdogan’s huge popularity was brought home by nightly street demonstrations. Since then the still-in-effect state of emergency, with its massive purges, and the fast deteriorating economic situation have sown doubts about the president among voters.
The short answer is yes, he probably still will. The real question is how and when that victory will come.
All of the opinion polls published ahead of this
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have a huge impact on the Romanian political scene on the one hand, and on the image of the justice system in the country on the other.
Although the ruling is not final, it is expected to
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