Abkehr, Umkehr oder Kontinuität? Die Türkei vor wegweisenden Wahlen
Abandonment, Reversal or Continuity? Turkey ahead of Landmark Elections

Summary/Abstract: Countries in Southeast Europe face a host of elections in 2023. Among the states calling their electorate to the ballot box is Turkey where presidential and parliamentary elections must be held by June 2023. After two decades in office, first as prime minister and subse quently as president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is seeking an unprecedented five-year term at the helm of the country. The magnitude of socio-economic challenges which large swaths of the population face make his re-election prospects uncertain. Moreover, he is being con fronted by a new six-party opposition alliance that is counting on the growing disaffection towards Erdoğan. The outcome of the elections will be transformative, one way or the other, both for Turkey as well as for Southeast Europe.

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