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Turkey's Erdogan faces uncertain future after shock election losses expert says
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Turkey has suffered significant economic woes throughout the coronavirus pandemic, leading a tight general election last year that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan barely managed to survive.
"The government gets to run the country still, but, in reality, you are seeing the emergence of the mayor of Istanbul, coming from a secular center-left opposition to Erdoğan in a race that very much felt like a race between Erdoğan and the mayor, which means you’re going to possibly have him run against Erdoğan in the next general election," she added. Peter Aitken is a Fox News Digital reporter with a focus on national and global news.
The Republican People’s Party (CHP) won the municipalities in nearly half of Turkey’s 81 provinces, with the party leader and Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu winning re-election by a wide margin. The capital city Ankara’s Mayor Mansur Yavas, a CHP candidate, also won re-election with a 25-point lead over his challenger.