Erdogan Losing Support – level 3

13-05-2019 07:00

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been in power for 16 years, and his party dominated Turkey for even longer. However, the country’s economy has not been doing well under Erdogan and his popularity is suffering.

Turkey held local elections on March 31st in which Erdogan’s party won across the nation, except in Istanbul, the largest city, and Ankara, the country’s capital. Such a situation is a major setback for Erdogan.

Erdogan’s party requested a new election in Istanbul, saying that fraud influenced the results. The country’s Supreme Election Board agreed, and this final decision cannot be challenged in court. People planned the new local election in Istanbul for June.

Erdogan said that the new election is an important step for Turkish democracy. On the other hand, the European Parliament said that a second vote would ruin the credibility of democratic Turkish elections.

Difficult words: fraud (cheating, doing something illegal), influence (change), credibility (the fact that you can trust the election).

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