{"id":20975,"date":"2023-05-22T15:28:32","date_gmt":"2023-05-22T15:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/?p=20975"},"modified":"2023-05-22T15:28:32","modified_gmt":"2023-05-22T15:28:32","slug":"turkey-elections-third-presidential-candidate-backs-erdogan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/?p=20975","title":{"rendered":"Turkey elections: Third presidential candidate backs Erdogan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p>      <span class=\"source__location\" data-editable=\"location\">Istanbul, Turkey<\/span><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__text\" data-editable=\"source\">CNN<\/span><br \/>\n         \u2014 <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_FFA2EE2F-3A31-710D-7019-43EA457D7D0F@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\">\n<p>      The third candidate in Turkey&#8217;s presidential election, Sinan Ogan, backed front-runner Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday in a boost ahead of a scheduled runoff.\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_B76163F1-BE07-B049-8956-43F1C1F50FC4@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\">\n<p>      Ogan, who received 5.17 percent of the vote in the first round of the presidential election that took place on May 14, told a press conference in Ankara that he will support incumbent Erdogan, rather than his rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu, in the second presidential round scheduled for May 28.\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_95EA27A3-7864-B468-E32E-43F3AF3653DB@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\">\n<p>      Erdogan received 49.52% of the vote in the first round, giving him a five-point lead over Kilicdaroglu.\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_C1DDA680-7AB5-04E2-BCD1-43F7AF926413@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\">\n<p>      Ogan had conditioned his support for either candidate on tough policies toward refugees and some Kurdish groups he perceives as terrorists.\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_6E709C6B-1289-9253-5364-43F849CE00C0@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\">\n<p>      In an interview with CNN last week, Ogan stated, &#8220;Our electorate is very attached to us, of course, where we need it, they will come with us.&#8221;\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_3ADB5CF5-58DB-1B73-1C01-43EFE991E0ED@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\">\n<p>      This is breaking news.  More details to follow.\n  <\/p>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2023\/05\/22\/europe\/turkey-ogan-erdogan-intl\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Istanbul, Turkey CNN \u2014 The third candidate in Turkey&#8217;s presidential election, Sinan Ogan, backed front-runner Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday in a boost ahead of a scheduled runoff. Ogan, who received 5.17 percent of the vote in the first round of the presidential election that took place on May 14, told a press conference in Ankara that he will support incumbent Erdogan, rather than his rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu, in the second presidential round scheduled for May 28. Erdogan received 49.52% of the vote in the first round, giving him a five-point lead over Kilicdaroglu. 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