Erdoğan gains lead in Turkey’s upcoming runoff election

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has won the support of a far-right third party candidate, which could give him an edge in this weekend’s runoff election in Turkey. As host Jason Margolis explains, opposition candidate Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu is turning to the right in hopes of picking up more nationalist voters.

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