arum98@gmail.com - Turkeys opposition faces an uphill battle in runoff with Erdogan

Turkeys opposition faces an uphill battle in runoff with Erdogan Turkeys opposition faces an uphill battle in runoff with Erdogan A hushed silence fell over the crowd outside the Istanbul headquarters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling Justice and Development (AK) party. Sullen faces turned to the election count on the large screen Erdogan's vote had dropped below the 50% threshold needed to clinch the first round of Sunday's historic election. The celebratory chants, which switched seamlessly between party and religious slogans, came to an abrupt halt, as did the drumbeat. We are not used to this. We're used to winning the first round," said 38-year-old Erdogan supporter Umran Ozdwmie. It was 1 a.m. in Istanbul and the street that the party faithful had poured into earlier in the evening was beginning to empty. Suddenly, it throbbed back to life. Erdogan was to A six-party coalition had coalesced to end Erdogan's 20-year rule, campaigning on a platform of change, restoring democratic institutions eroded by the strongman's tenure and jumpstarting the flailing economy. If you don't want to receive these emails in the future, please click here 14125 West State Highway 29 Suite B-203 (Box 372) Liberty Hill, Texas 78642