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Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is keeping everyone on edge by not announcing whether he will run in Turkey’s first direct presidential elections Aug. 10. It he does, however, he's slated for an easy win. But if he decides not to run, any candidate his Justice and Development Party (AKP) puts up will have a serious head start in the race.
One principal reason for this is the disarray among the two main opposition parties in parliament. There is just over two months to go before Turks head to the ballot box, but these parties have still not been able to produce credible candidates who might upset the AKP’s political plans.
