Erdogan confirms he will run for Turkish presidency
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[url]http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/07/01/uk-turkey-election-erdogan-idUKKBN0F63MY20140701[/url]
[quote]Tayyip Erdogan declared his candidacy on Tuesday for a more powerful presidency which rivals fear may entrench authoritarian rule and supporters, especially conservative Muslims, see as the crowning prize in his drive to reshape NATO member Turkey.
Supporters of his ruling Islamist-rooted AK Party cheered, clapped and sang pro-Erdogan songs after deputy chairman Mehmet Ali Sahin announced the prime minister's widely expected candidacy in the August presidential election.
"We entered politics for Allah, we entered politics for the people," Erdogan told a crowd of thousands in an auditorium in the capital Ankara, where the party faithful erupted into chants of "Turkey is proud of you".
Erdogan, hugely popular despite a graft scandal he blamed on traitors and terrorists, is very likely to win the August vote.
In so doing, he would bolster his executive powers after 11 years as prime minister that have seen him subdue a secularist judiciary and civil service and tame a once all-powerful army. He has long sought a powerful presidency to escape the vagueries and potential obstacles of the current parliamentary system.[/quote]
It's amazing despite all of the scandals and the recent slouch in Turkish economic growth that he still remains so popular.
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Two pics of Obama side by side? I don't follow
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