On May 28th, Turkish voters will head back to the polls for a runoff election between incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his challenger Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu. Erdogan is in a good position to win in the second round. He is supported by a party alliance of ultranationalist, fascist and Islamist parties. Kılıçdaroğlu, chair of the Republican People's Party or CHP, heads a secular-nationalist bloc and promises to reverse all forms of democratic backsliding in the country. The runoff election is held in the context of a severe economic crisis. The Turkish lira is at a record low, and the country is struggling with an inflation rate of more than 70 percent. In addition to high unemployment, the skyrocketing costs of food and rent deprive the majority of the working population of their livelihoods. Erdoğan's third candidacy is also overshadowed  ...