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Two months after the earthquake that shook Turkey, the electoral campaign is in full swing and the opposition candidate Kemal Kiliçdaroglu could end Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s 20 years in power. VSis the subject of Talk franceinfo. Every evening, from 6 p.m., Manon Mella and her guests debate with Internet users on the franceinfo Twitch channel.
In Turkey, presidential and legislative elections will take place on May 14, 2023, more than three months after the earthquake that shook the country on February 6. For the first time in 20 years, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sees his power threatened by an opposition coalition led by Kemal Kiliçdaroglu. Indeed, the leader of the Republican People’s Party (CHP) is in the lead. What are the keys to the success of the opposition coalition? Are we witnessing the end of Erdogan’s power?
Manon Mella receives Dorothee Schmid, researcher at IFRI, head of the contemporary Turkey and Middle East program and Guillaume Perrierjournalist at Le Point and former correspondent in Türkiye.
Political consequences of the earthquake?
Two months after the earthquake, the power of Recep Tayyip Erdogan is weakened. After twenty years in power, his position as president is threatened by the opposition coalition. Indeed, Erdogan is held responsible by his detractors for the high death toll following the earthquake.
Trivialization of fraud and corruption, multiplication of the construction of fragile buildings: if preventing an earthquake from happening is an impossible thing, the political and economic choices of the Turkish president are strongly criticized. The opposition denounces the negligence of Erdogan’s government.
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