Politics
Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been re-elected as Turkey’s president, winning 52% of the vote in a run-off election against opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu. The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe reported that the election was well-run, but media bias and restrictions on freedom of expression “created an unlevel playing field” in favour of Mr Erdogan. The Turkish lira has hit a new low against the dollar.
Turkey has warned Sweden to rein in domestic Kurdish activists after a pro-Kurdish group projected a flag onto the parliament building in Stockholm. Turkey is the last hold-out in NATO against Sweden’s membership of the alliance. Joe Biden said he called Mr Erdogan after his victory and asked him to drop his opposition to Sweden’s bid. The pair also discussed the possibility of sending F-16s to Turkey.
The Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, has been attacked again by waves of Russian drones. Officials said most were shot down. Following one assault, Moscow was also hit by several drones, causing minor damage. It was the most significant strike on the Russian capital since the start of the war. Ukraine denied that it was behind that attack. Russia blamed the West for encouraging Ukraine.
2023-06-01 07:58:52
Source from www.economist.com
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