{"id":98438,"date":"2023-05-24T17:39:11","date_gmt":"2023-05-24T17:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=98438"},"modified":"2023-05-24T17:39:13","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T17:39:13","slug":"turkish-far-right-leader-endorses-kilicdaroglu-in-runoff-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/98438\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkish far-right leader endorses Kilicdaroglu in runoff election"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013 <\/strong>Umit Ozdag, leader of Turkey\u2019s far-right Victory Party, announced on Wednesday backing opposition presidential candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu in the runoff election, due on May 28, against the incumbent president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ozdag, whose party received 2.2 percent support in the May 14 parliamentary elections, will back Kilicdaroglu who scored 5 percent less than Erdogan in the first round in which neither candidate managed to pass the required 50 percent. Erdogan secured 49.5 percent while his challenger obtained 44.9 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We have decided to support Mr. Kilicdaroglu in the second round of the presidential elections,&#8221; Ozdag said at a news conference in Ankara with Kilicdaroglu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This boost from Ozdag comes after Erdogan was endorsed by Sinan Ogan, a politician who secured 5 percent of votes in the May 14 presidential elections, for the runoff vote set to be held on May 28.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The far-right leader said he had set a plan with Kilicdaroglu that involve deporting &#8220;13 million refugees and fugitives&#8221;, particularly Syrians who comprises nearly 3.7 million of that number, to their home countries within a year &#8220;in line with international law and human rights.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ozdag\u2019s support comes after Kilicdaroglu promised on May 18 to send 10 million refugees home if he wins the May 28 runoff round. The opposition candidate has adopted a more anti-migrant tone to gain nationalist votes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amid growing anti-refugee sentiment in Turkey, Syrian refugees have become a tool exploited by both Erdogan and Kilicdaroglu to win the elections. 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