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Turkey’s anti-immigrant political party “Victory Party” Ozder (pictured right), the leader of the party, supported the main opposition coalition candidate Kurchidaroglu (left) on May 24 in the presidential election run-off on May 28. Then expressed. The photo provided was taken in Ankara on the 24th. Alp Eren Kaya/Republican People’s Party (Reuters, 2023)

[アンカラ２４日ロイター] – Turkey’s anti-immigration Victory Party leader Ozda announced on Thursday that he would endorse the main opposition coalition candidate, Kurchidaroglu, in the presidential run-off on March 28.

The Victory Party won 2.2% of the vote in the parliamentary elections on March 14.

Far-right nationalist Oan, who came in third with 5.2% of the vote in the first round, announced his support for incumbent Erdogan on Tuesday.

Ozder’s endorsement could provide a boost to Kulchidaroglu, who was second in the first round of voting.

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2023-05-24 22:43:00

Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, who served as UN ambassador under President Trump, will announce her candidacy for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination on March 15. A person familiar with the matter said. He will face off against former President Trump, who has already announced his candidacy. Nikki Haley attends an event in Virginia in July 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley, who served as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations under President Donald Trump, announced on Thursday that she will run for the Republican nomination in 2024. do. A person familiar with the matter said. He will face off against former President Trump, who has already announced his candidacy.

Haley, the daughter of a successful Indian immigrant couple who ran a clothing store in South Carolina, has gained support within the Republican Party for her responsiveness to gender and race issues.

From 2017 to 2018, he served as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, and appealed to him as a person who resolutely defends U.S. national interests. During his tenure, the United States withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal.

In 2015, when he was governor, he signed a bill to remove the Civil War-era Confederate flag from the grounds of the state capitol, attracting national attention.

If Haley wins the Republican presidential nomination, she will become the first female nominee in history and the party’s first non-white nominee.

Haley trails in single digits in most U.S. polls. But Haley, who has earned a reputation in politics for coming out on top in an unlikely race, may be able to bounce back from behind.

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