Turkey decides Erdogan’s future in knife-edge vote
South China Morning Post
23-05-14 08:00
Turkey has voted in a parliamentary election which could end President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s 21-year rule. The vote is also seen as a referendum on the president's Islamic-rooted party. The emergence of Kemal Kilicdaroglu and his six-party alliance could give foreign allies and Turkish voters a clear alternative. Polls show that the 74-year-old secular opposition leader is within touching distance of breaking the 50 percent threshold needed to win in the first round. Erdogan’s ministers have referred to a Western “political coup” plot. Erdogan's campaign has become increasingly tailored to his core supporters as election day neared.