Is Turkey About To Elect A New President?

FILE PHOTO: Kemal Kilicdaroglu, presidential candidate of main opposition alliance, holds an election rally in Izmir 

Reuters: Turkey's Kilicdaroglu exits Erdogan's shadow in election race 

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - 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. 

An 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. 

Opinion polls generally show Kilicdaroglu, 74, holding an edge, and possibly winning in a second round vote, after an inclusive campaign promising solutions to a cost-of-living crisis that eroded the president's popularity in recent years.  

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Update: Turkey’s upcoming elections could unseat Erdogan. Here’s everything you need to know (CNN)  

WNU Editor: My money is still on Erdogan being re-elected. But my gut tells me that it is going to be close.  

Update #2: I agree with this analysis .... Turkey set to keep strong Russia ties whoever wins election (Reuters).

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