Mr Erdogan's Justice and Development (AK) party suffered defeats in five of Turkey's six biggest cities
past few years President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his government have throttled dissent, taken control of the judiciary and defanged the press, confining what remains of Turkey’s democracy to the ballot box. In local elections on March 31st, the ballot box struck back.
The election is hardly a fatal blow to Mr Erdogan. Turkey’s strongman continues to enjoy sweeping executive powers. His coalition commands a parliamentary majority. But losses in the big cities hurt both symbolically and practically. Istanbul and Ankara account for a quarter of the country’s population and 40% of its.
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