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- In Turkey vote, ruling party’s recipe for trouble: too much Erdoğan
- ‘Groundhog Day,’ Brexit edition: Will Britain ever leave?
- When voters opt for candidates who unite
In Turkey vote, ruling party’s recipe for trouble: too much Erdoğan Posted: 02 Apr 2019 02:11 PM PDT When the Turkish electrician, a longtime supporter of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's party, backed the opposition Sunday in Istanbul, his vote was cast without joy, and with little expectation of change. Instead, it contributed to a watershed moment in Turkish politics, a major setback for Mr. Erdoğan and his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in municipal elections nationwide that the president had declared critical to Turkey's survival. For the first time in a quarter century, the opposition seized control of both Turkey's political capital, Ankara, and – by the slimmest of margins, in a result now being challenged by the AKP – its commercial center, Istanbul, where Mr. Erdoğan once was mayor. |
‘Groundhog Day,’ Brexit edition: Will Britain ever leave? Posted: 02 Apr 2019 01:31 PM PDT Rebecca Asoulin (engagement editor, American): March 29 felt a bit like Y2K. Why didn't the United Kingdom leave the European Union last week? Simon Montlake (Brexit reporter, Brit): The easy answer is that the U.K. couldn't agree on exit terms with the EU and had to go back and ask for more time, which was a big climbdown for Prime Minister Theresa May after two years of saying that March 29 was exit day. The delay means that the can has been kicked down the road, as Peter predicted last time, right? |
When voters opt for candidates who unite Posted: 02 Apr 2019 11:33 AM PDT |
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