“Thailand’s pro-democracy parties notched a resounding victory in Sunday’s parliamentary vote, setting up the biggest challenge to the royalist-backed establishment since the military seized power in a coup nearly a decade ago,” Bloomberg reports.
Voting Underway in Turkey
“President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey is facing the greatest political challenge of his career as millions vote on Sunday in pivotal elections that could reshape the country’s domestic and foreign policies,” the New York Times reports.
“The presidential and parliamentary elections are taking place three months after devastating earthquakes killed more than 50,000 people in southern Turkey, and are in many ways a referendum on Mr. Erdogan’s two decades as the country’s dominant politician.”
Washington Post: Erdogan’s fate in the balance as Turkish voters head to the polls.
Turkish Candidate Quits Race After Sex Tape Released
“The Turkish presidential candidate Muharrem İnce withdrew from the race after the release of a purported sex tape, boosting chances of outright success for other candidates in a race that polls suggest will be close,” The Guardian reports.
“The former school headteacher and longtime member of the Republican People’s party said an alleged sex tape circulating online was a deepfake, using footage taken from an Israeli porn site.”
British Voters Angry at New ID Laws
Voters have told the BBC of their anger at being unable to vote in local elections due to new ID rules.
U.K. Conservatives Punished by Voters
“British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives were facing a bleak set of local election results on Friday with voters punishing his party after a year of political scandals, surging inflation and stagnant economic growth,” Reuters reports.
“While governing parties often struggle at mid-term elections, the council results in England will be the largest, and possibly last, test of voter sentiment before the next general election which is expected to be held next year.”
Erdogan Trailing in Turkey
The Economist: “Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s magic is not working. With less than three weeks until the elections, Turkey’s populist leader has made up little ground against Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the candidate of the main opposition alliance, in the presidential race. (Parliament will also be up for grabs.)”
“Most polls give Mr Kilicdaroglu an edge in the first round on May 14th and see him winning a run-off two weeks later. Mr Erdogan is trying to regain popularity by dipping into the public purse. But he is also looking for help abroad, balancing, as he has done over the past decade, between NATO allies, Russia and other autocracies, all while flexing his muscles at home.”
Turkish President Falls Ill on Live TV
“Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has suspended election campaigning after he fell ill during a live TV interview in which the broadcast was abruptly brought to a halt,” the BBC reports.
“After a 20-minute break, he returned to say he had ‘serious stomach flu’ after two days of intense campaigning.”
Taiwan’s Ruling Party Taps VP as Presidential Candidate
“Taiwan’s pro-independence ruling Democratic Progressive Party nominated Vice President Lai Ching-te as its candidate in the 2024 presidential election, two days after China concluded large-scale wargames around the self-governed island,” the AP reports.
Sanna Marin Defeated in Finland
“Finland’s left-wing Prime Minister Sanna Marin conceded defeat on Sunday in the Nordic country’s parliamentary election as the opposition right-wing National Coalition Party claimed victory in a tightly fought contest,” Reuters reports.
The Alarming Comeback of Austria’s Far-Right Party
“A specter is haunting Austria—the prospect of a government led by Herbert Kickl, boss of the far-right Freedom Party (fpö),” The Economist reports.
“According to a poll on March 11th for Profil, a weekly, the fpö is now comfortably the strongest party in the Alpine republic, with 31% of the vote, followed by the Socialists (spö) at 25% and the centre-right Austrian People’s Party (övp) with 22%.“
Dutch Prime Minister Faces Humiliating Defeat
“‘Teflon’ Mark Rutte, the Dutch prime minister, has clocked up 13 years in office, four coalition governments and even one resignation without losing his grip on power. But the 55-year-old has been handed a humiliating electoral defeat at the hands of the rag-tag and inexperienced Farmers-Citizen Movement (the BBB),” The Telegraph reports.
“In a vote that became a referendum on Mr Rutte’s leadership, the BBB came from nowhere to become the largest party in all Dutch provinces after Wednesday’s regional elections.”
Nigeria Postpones State Elections
“Nigeria has postponed state elections that had been scheduled for Saturday, heightening popular anger and cynicism over whether the country can conduct a fair vote only two weeks after a presidential election tainted with technical malfunctions and allegations of fraud,” the New York Times reports.
Xi Consolidates Power in China
“Chinese lawmakers unanimously voted to give Xi Jinping a third term as president Friday, completing his ascension to supreme leader of the world’s No. 2 economy,” Bloomberg reports.
“Xi won the vote in the National People’s Congress 2,952-0, officially giving him five more years in power and demonstrating his unrivaled grip over the ruling Communist Party.”
Opposition Parties Pick Challenger for Erdogan in Turkey
“A coalition of parties seeking to unseat President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey anointed a veteran opposition politician on Monday as its presidential candidate just two months before elections that could drastically alter the country’s political and economic trajectory,” the New York Times reports.
“The candidate, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the head of Turkey’s largest opposition party, represents diverse political forces that have vowed to reverse what they call Mr. Erdogan’s erosion of democracy as he has consolidated power during two decades as the country’s paramount politician.”
Turkey’s Opposition Splits Over Candidate to Face Erdogan
“Tensions in Turkey’s opposition coalition boiled over on Friday, just as the six parties were attempting to agree on a candidate to challenge President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in the most hotly contested elections in his 20-year rule,” Politico reports.
“Unless the parties can overcome their grievances in the coming days, the fissure in their camp is likely to play in favor of Erdoğan, who is seen as unusually vulnerable over double-digit inflation, and criticism over his response to devastating earthquakes last month that killed tens of thousands.”
Quake Will Not Delay Elections in Turkey
“President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made clear on Wednesday that he does not intend to delay crucial elections in Turkey because of last month’s devastating earthquake, saying they would go ahead as previously announced on May 14,” the New York Times reports.
“It was the first time the Turkish leader has publicly mentioned a polling date since the catastrophic quake on Feb. 6, which raised questions over whether he would seek to delay the presidential and parliamentary vote.”
Anger Over Quake Response Challenges Erdogan
“A powerful earthquake struck northwestern Turkey in 1999, killing more than 17,000 people, exposing government incompetence and fueling an economic crisis. Amid the turmoil, a young, charismatic politician rode a wave of public anger to become prime minister in 2003,” the New York Times reports.
“That politician was Recep Tayyip Erdogan.”
“Now, as president, Mr. Erdogan faces challenges similar to those that brought down his predecessors — posing what is perhaps the greatest threat of his two decades in power to his political future.”
Politico: “Opposition politicians are openly blaming Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for the fact the country was ill-prepared for the catastrophe, as well as for the slow relief effort which they say has been worsened by the state’s failure to cooperate and coordinate with local authorities and relief agencies.”
Argentina’s Political Force Looks Into the Electoral Abyss
“Argentina’s dominant political force of the past half century or more has long been defined by personalities over policies. Now, the Peronists can’t rally behind a candidate for this year’s election — not even the president himself,” Bloomberg reports.
“Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, the two-term former president and now second-in-command who maintains tight control over the movement, has said she won’t be a contender and openly opposes a run by President Alberto Fernandez, whom she picked to lead the ticket in 2019.”
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