The Impact of Turkey's Election Runoff on Politics and Diplomacy.

The ultranationalist ATA Alliance, led by the Victory Party of Umit Ozdag, emerged as a potential kingmaker in Turkey's presidential elections after backing Sinan Ogan, who took 5.2% of the vote in the first round. However, Ogan's endorsement of incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the run-off vote led to the end of the alliance. Ozdag then threw his weight behind Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the candidate of the main opposition alliance. Analysts say the division in the potential "kingmaker" coalition may affect the outcome of the run-off vote.