International News Thread

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This is basically a thread for breaking news from events outside the USA that deserves attention.

Honestly haven’t seen a thread like this.. If there’s one let me know..

 

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Turkey votes in elections, Erdogan risks defeat

Turks voted on Sunday in one of the most consequential elections in the country's 100-year history, a contest that could end President Tayyip Erdogan's imperious 20-year rule and reverberate well beyond Turkey's borders.

www.reuters.com

Turkey votes in elections, Erdogan risks defeat​

ISTANBUL, May 14 (Reuters) - Turks voted on Sunday in one of the most consequential elections in the country's 100-year history, a contest that could end President Tayyip Erdogan's imperious 20-year rule and reverberate well beyond Turkey's borders.

The presidential vote will decide not only who leads Turkey, a NATO-member country of 85 million, but also how it is governed, where its economy is headed amid a deep cost of living crisis, and the shape of its foreign policy.

Opinion polls have given Erdogan's main challenger, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, who heads a six-party alliance, a slight lead, with two polls on Friday showing him above the 50% threshold needed to win outright. If neither wins more than 50% of the vote on Sunday, a runoff will be held on May 28.

 

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[Baka's Weird Case]

yeah was thinking of making a turkish election thread…im guessing they lifted the early reporting ban early because the early votes are gonna be in AKPs favor

 

[Tribaligenesis]

Either way Turkey is gonna burn today. A thread might be in order

 

[Baka's Weird Case]

if Ogan stays around 5% this is definitely getting a second round

 

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Erdogan is a dictator. No way he loses.
I don't trust any election results from Turkey. Even if he loses (which I doubt it)., I'm not so sure he gives up power....

 

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Either way Turkey is gonna burn today. A thread might be in order

Facts…. I definitely want to see the outcome from this

It may be like USA… or worse

 

[Tribaligenesis]

Facts…. I definitely want to see the outcome from this

It may be like USA… or worse

Erdogans vote has fallen below 50 percent, with the biggest cities to still report their majority of their votes. This is gonna be an insane night

 

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Turkey about to continue this L streak