- Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused his rivals of political squabbling after the opposition alliance failed to come up with a joint presidential candidate ahead of elections in May.
- The main Turkish opposition alliance, known as the Table of Six, failed to agree on a joint presidential candidate, sending the alliance into disarray.
- The disagreement among opposition parties triggered a sharp drop in Turkish equities, with the benchmark index falling as much as 3.9% and 10-year yield jumping 83 basis points.
Turkey’s Erdogan Criticizes Rivals Over Candidate Squabbles
Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused his rivals of political squabbling after the opposition alliance failed to come up with a joint presidential candidate ahead of elections in May.
Taylan Bilgic
