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The hunt for power
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luvdovz.livejournal.comRecep Tayyip Erdogan wins Turkish presidential election
On election night, Erdogan pointed out in his speech that he'll be president of all Turks. That is, of those 48% who didn't vote for him, too. That's a timely promise, since he was often being accused of only favoring his base with his policies, and turning his back on the rest. Well, now the first commitment he did was to "a new societal accord". And, well, constitutional changes of course. Because he wants to change the political structure of the country, and establish a US-style presidential system, where the most important prerogatives will belong to... him, of course. Any surprises?
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On election night, Erdogan pointed out in his speech that he'll be president of all Turks. That is, of those 48% who didn't vote for him, too. That's a timely promise, since he was often being accused of only favoring his base with his policies, and turning his back on the rest. Well, now the first commitment he did was to "a new societal accord". And, well, constitutional changes of course. Because he wants to change the political structure of the country, and establish a US-style presidential system, where the most important prerogatives will belong to... him, of course. Any surprises?
I bet he ultimately wants to see himself like this:
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