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reddebian t1_j9nwyhl wrote

Reply to comment by Scapenator1 in Erdogan drops idea to postpone elections by sherry_waseer

All of his opposing parties (6 in total) have formed a coalition to win against him.

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jogarz t1_j9o31lc wrote

Not all of the opposing parties, the main Kurdish party (the HDP) is sitting on the outside of the alliance, though it is probably quietly supporting it.

Turkish voters are very nationalist, and any independent Kurdish representation gets inevitably accused of links with the PKK, so letting the HDP formally into the alliance would be electoral suicide.

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v3ritas1989 t1_j9o9s99 wrote

Didn't he start up the civil war against the kurds again last time they tried this were he was expected to lose?

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