"Der Mann hat gesiegt“. Eine Wahlanalyse der türkischen Parlaments und Präsidentschaftswahlen 2023
“The Man has Won”. An Analysis of the Turkish Parliamentary and Presidential Elections of 2023

Summary/Abstract: Once again, the opposition has lost the elections in Turkey. Erdoğan remains president and determines the political fate of the country for another five years. He was able to skillfully distract voters from Turkey’s political and economic problems. At the same time, he put pressure on his challenger Kemal Kılıcdaroğlu by emphasizing ideological and security issues. He repeatedly accused him of complicity with the PKK. This smear campaign worked and was accepted by many voters. After the electoral defeat, the opposition is still shocked and seems currently incapable of acting. Parts of Turkish civil society are also frustrated and resigned that the change of power has not succeeded after 20 years of Erdoğan’s autocracy. Now the question remains whether the opposition will recover from this important election defeat.

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