In the first round, Erdogan (49.5%) and Kilicdaroglu (44.9%) obtained the majority of the votes and qualified for the second round of voting on 28th May.
- The main themes of the campaign have been: the economy (inflation rate of over 50% – imagine the magnitude of that, when we struggle with inflation rates of 5%) and the response to the earthquake in February (50,000 people died). Most analysts predicted that Erdogan would lose due to these issues.
- The entire opposition in Turkey has rallied behind Kilicdaroglu, hoping to end Erdogan’s regime of terror. There have been attacks from Erdogan’s supporters on several opposition politicians.
