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The scandal will obviously hurt the Erdogan government in the March local elections, causing him to lose key cities. After ten years of hardball politics—including his jailing of the old army guard, which in turkey have always posed a threat to any civilian government—Turkey’s opposition parties are too weak to offer a meaningful alternative. The next national elections are scheduled for 2015. But with more self inflicted injuries, Erdogan could defeat himself.
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