Bahçeli’s election clock ticks in a very peculiar way: is Erdoğan’s candidacy really a ‘done deal’?

There are roughly two years to go until the election. These days, the opposition’s candidate is the main topic of conversation. Yet it is the People’s Alliance itself that is facing the greatest difficulties. Whilst Erdoğan cannot stand as a candidate under the constitution, no other name is being mentioned. The early election, seen as a lifeline, is a complete deadlock.