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Erdoğan’s party seeks advantage as Turkey’s local elections coincide with Ramadan

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par Ozan Aksoy, Associate Professor in Social Science, UCL

Millions of voters in Turkey will head to the polls on March 31 to elect mayors in local elections. These elections are seen as crucial both for the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, which has been in power since 2002, and the opposition.

The last time Turkey held local elections, in March 2019, Erdoğan’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) lost key cities such as Istanbul…

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