Changing the Guard? Turkey’s inconclusive election
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The Economist
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🗓️ 15 May 2023
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Despite the opposition’s lead in the pre-election polls, the incumbent president seems to have performed better than expected. What does a run-off mean for the nation? The mental health of teenage girls is plummeting and according to our data, social media might be to blame. And, have you ever wondered what it takes to be a spy? Start with our reading list.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the Intelligence from the Economist. I'm Jason Palmer. |
| 0:08.0 | And I'm Aura Okimbi. Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping |
| 0:14.4 | your world. |
| 0:18.0 | It's easy to pin blame for a lot of society's ills on smartphones and social media. |
| 0:23.0 | But when it comes to a definitive change in teenagers mental health, it hasn't at all |
| 0:28.2 | been clear that the tech is the culprit, so our correspondent digs into the data. |
| 0:34.2 | And in the Cold War, CIA agents found novel ways to escape their KGB minders. One of them involved a sex story. |
| 0:45.2 | Our Defence Editor selects the best books to uncover the world of espionage. |
| 0:55.2 | But first. |
| 0:59.2 | On Sunday, Turkey went to the polls for presidential and parliamentary elections. |
| 1:10.2 | In the grip of an economic crisis and in the wake of two devastating earthquakes earlier this year, |
| 1:16.2 | the stakes could scarcely be higher for its citizens. On one side is President Recep Tayyib Erdogan, |
| 1:23.2 | a strong man who's held power for 20 years of increasingly autocratic rule. |
| 1:29.2 | On the other side is a coalition headed by Kamal Kalisharolu, a wild-mannered candidate who had held a slender lead in the polls ahead of the election. |
| 1:39.2 | A final result is still to be declared. And even though Mr. Erdogan struck a confident turn last night, |
| 1:47.2 | it became clear that neither man can claim outright victory just yet. |
| 1:54.2 | This morning, the state-run Anodolian news agency said the incumbent president had 49% of the votes, |
| 2:02.2 | compared to just under 45% for his main opponent. |
| 2:07.2 | Turkey will almost certainly be heading to the polls again in a second-round run-off. |
| 2:14.2 | I spent my evening and night following the results from the opposition, CHP, Republican People's Party headquarters, |
| 2:22.2 | where the overwhelming expectation was that Kalisharolu, the opposition candidate, |
| 2:28.2 | would put in a very strong showing. |
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