“Turkey’s main opposition party kept control of the country’s largest cities and rose to power in others while clinching a surprise victory in local elections that represent a rebuke to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, reflecting discontent with the country’s turbulent economy,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
Turkey’s Erdogan Suffers Setback in Nationwide Election
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