Turkey's Presidential Election: A Defining Showdown for Change.

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Turkey's Presidential Election: A Defining Showdown for Change.
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Turkey is at a historic turning point as voters choose between two front-runners for the presidency offering dramatically different paths for their country's future. Incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdogan promises a strong, multilateral Turkey and the creation of six million jobs, while his chief rival, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, wants to steer the country back towards a pro-Western, more democratic stance. The election is also a crunch moment for Turkey's economy, with inflation officially at 43.68%. The election is being watched carefully by 3.5 million Syrian refugees who have temporary protection in Turkey, as the opposition challenger wants to send them home "within two years at the latest".

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