Election billboards for Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey's president, and presidential candidate for the Justice and Development Party (AKP), in Istanbul, Turkey, on Sunday, April 30, 2023. Turkey's presidential election is scheduled for May 14. Photographer: Kerem Uzel/Bloomberg
Boardroom Talk
Boardroom Talk – Sunday’s election that will be a guide to what SA can expect in 2024
My informed friend sees parallels between Istanbul’s watershed election and South Africa’s in 2024. Erdogan leads a corrupted political party which has a poor grasp on the laws of economics.
By Alec Hogg
During our visit to London last month, my political risk consultant friend provided numerous gems, one of which was shared last week. Another was his urging to watch Sunday's general election in Turkey where, for the first time since becoming Prime Minister in 2003, Recep Tayyip Erdogan faces a real prospect of losing power.
My informed friend sees parallels between Istanbul's watershed election and South Africa's in 2024. Erdogan leads a corrupted political party which has a poor grasp on the laws of economics. He faces a coalition with fresh ideas. Also, like the ANC, Erdogan is close to Vladimir Putin. Turkey's opposition favours links with the West.
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