Turkey's Opposition Faces Uphill Battle in Defeating Erdogan in Runoff Election

Supporters of Turkish opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu are grappling with uncomfortable truths after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won the first round of voting by nearly five points. Nationalist parties fared better than expected, suggesting Erdogan's smearing of the opposition as "terrorists" had gained traction with the public. Kilicdaroglu and senior members of his Republican People's Party are huddling to find a way to stave off disaster when Turkey's voters return to the polls on May 28 for the runoff.