ANKARA, 10 June 2022, (TON): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan confirmed that he plans to stand for reelection next year.
Erdogan, 68, made the announcement during a speech in the Aegean coastal city of Izmir, where he challenged the main opposition party’s leader, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, to announce the candidate who would challenge him on behalf of an alliance of opposition parties.
Erdogan said “Tayyip Erdogan is the candidate of the People’s Alliance,” referring to the between his Justice and Development Party and a nationalist party.
“If you have the courage, declare your candidacy or the candidate of the alliance.”
Turkey is scheduled to hold presidential and parliamentary elections by June 2023 at the latest.
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