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An “unexpected comment” from Biden on the Turkish presidential election

May 15, 2023

“Let him win,” Biden said, pointing out there were enough problems in the region.

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Turnout in Turkish elections was 88.75% domestically and 51.92% abroad. Turks voted in more than 191,000 ballot boxes in 81 states to elect a new president for the country for a 5-year term and choose the 600 members of parliament. The number of eligible voters is 60 million 697 thousand 843 voters, of which 4 million 904 thousand 672 voters will vote for the first time.

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Arab Desk

Arab Desk

The Arab Desk leads The Eastern Herald's reporting on the Middle East and North Africa. The desk has covered the Gaza-Israel war since October 2023, the Iran-Israel war of 2025-2026, the fall of the Assad government in Syria, Hezbollah's political and military shifts in Lebanon, the war in Yemen, and the diplomatic realignment of the Gulf states under the Abraham Accords and the Saudi-Iranian rapprochement.

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