Opposition picks 'Turkey's Gandhi' to challenge Erdogan in election
Mr Kilicdaroglu is known in Turkish media as "Gandhi Kemal" for his resemblance to the Indian civil rights leaderTurkey's often divided opposition parties have come together to choose a single candidate to face President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in May's election.
Polls suggest a tight race in a country highly polarised after two decades of Mr Erdogan's authoritarian rule.may make him more vulnerable than in previous elections. Known as "Gandhi Kemal" or "Turkey's Gandhi" for his resemblance to Indian civil rights leader Mahatma Gandhi, the quiet-spoken 74 year old offers a radically different vision in both substance and style to the fiery, charismatic Mr Erdogan's.He promised his supporters that he would govern Turkey through consensus and consultation.
He also said he would return the country to a parliamentary system - Mr Erdogan oversaw a transition to a presidential system in 2018, gaining sweeping powers.The CHP was created by modern Turkey's founder, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, and is the country's oldest political party, though it has been out of power centrally since the 1990s.
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