His respite lasted only twenty-four hours. election campaign V Türkiyeas since yesterday the two protagonists of the match have rushed into the fight of the second and decisive round that will single out the next President of the Republic.

“Until May 28, we will without respite fulfill our duties to the people, diligently serving them. We will emerge victorious on May 28, increase the number of votes compared to May 14, and achieve historic success, God willing, ”he wrote on Twitter. Tayyip Erdogan.

Providing a clear advantage over the opponent, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, with a percentage of 49.5% against 45%, the Turkish president expressed his gratitude to the voters, not failing to fire at the West and the opposition. “A nation stood up for its free will despite political interference through magazine covers, social media, and from Kandil and Pennsylvania,” he wrote.

The language looks encrypted, but the messages are legible. The “covers” Erdogan referred to were The Economist and other Western publications that openly desired or predicted his ostracism at the ballot box. In the mountains of Qandil is the leadership of the armed Kurdish separatist organization PKK, which Erdogan accuses of supporting his rival. As for Pennsylvania, this is an American state where the exiled imam Fethullah Gulen continues to be, whom the Turkish president accuses of trying to overthrow him illegally and with the blessing of the United States.

On Monday evening, a powerful man in Turkey convened Anchor The Central Executive Committee of the ruling party of the AKP evaluate the results of the first round and formulate a strategy for the second. According to the pro-government newspaper Sabah, in the 12 days left before the opening of polling stations, the burden will fall on three categories of districts: those affected by the earthquake, from where Erdogan’s new campaign will begin, and those where the AKP saw a marked drop compared to the 2018 elections and in the districts , where third nationalist presidential candidate Sinan Ogan of the ATA Alliance recorded high percentages. It is noted that Tayyip Erdogan won in 10 of the 11 regions affected by the earthquake, but in some of them the share of his AKP party in the parliamentary elections fell significantly.

Kemal Kilicdaroglu addresses the youth and voters of the nationalist Ogan in his hard-fought attempt to overthrow.

However, there is widespread optimism in the People’s Union camp, which supports the outgoing president. Ibrahim Kalin, a key adviser to Erdogan, told state television TRT that “the second round will be easier for our faction”, recalling that the difference between the two candidates in the first round was about 2.5 million votes, which is very difficult to cancel. In addition, Kalin accused the Western media of being “biased” against the ruling faction and that they took an openly hostile stance towards it, but failed miserably.

For his part, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu tried to boost the morale of the opposition, arguing that the first round sent a “message of change” because “there are more of those who want change in the country than those who avoid it”. The Kemalist politician addressed youth in particular, stating that “she has no money to buy anything, not even coffee” and that “the joy of life has been taken away from her”, urging them to take the initiative to “get out of this dark tunnel”. in 12 days.” Yesterday, the mayor of Istanbul took over the leadership of the election campaign ahead of the second round. Ekrem Imamogluclearly more popular than Kilicdaroglu.

The difficult economic situation in Turkey continues to overshadow the election campaign. During yesterday’s day, the turmoil that began on Monday morning continued as international markets reacted negatively to the prospect of a continued Erdogan presidency and economic policy. Bank shares and government bonds fell for the second day in a row, while insurance premiums on Turkish debt rose.

At that time, European Union welcomed the very high turnout of Turkish voters in the electoral process and acknowledged that they had the opportunity to choose between alternative parties and candidates. However, in a statement signed by the high representative of the EU. on Foreign Policy Joseph Borel and Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement Oliver Varchely stressed the need to “address the problems identified” by the OSCE and Council of Europe monitors.

“The EU attaches the utmost importance to the need for transparent, inclusive and credible elections on an equal footing,” the two officials stressed. In Washington, White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said the US President Joe Biden “will gladly cooperate with the winner of the election, whoever he is.” This was the first reaction of the Biden administration since the announcement of the results of the first round.