Sweden's hopes of quickly following Finland into NATO membership have alighted on Turkey's presidential election in May, in which recent polls show President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's 20-year rule is in danger of ending.
If that political earthquake were to actually come to pass on May 14, many experts say the effects would certainly be felt in Sweden.
“Turkey is quick to slap the terrorist label on those expressing sympathy for a cause,” Asli Aydıntasbas, a visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution, told Yahoo News. “Most European countries make a distinction between thoughts and deeds.” “Hanging an effigy of a president may not be a huge deal in the United States, but in Turkey it resonates,” said Aydıntasbas, “Erdogan takes it very personally and blames Swedish authorities for allowing these demonstrations to take place.”
, and recently passed a disinformation law that tightens Erdogan's hold over news and social media platforms.
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