CivilnetGaro Paylan, a member of Turkey’s parliament, spoke to CivilNet about the news that he will not be running for reelection in May’s general elections. Paylan also discussed the decision by his party, the HDP, not to field a presidential candidate, what President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s legacy will be if he is defeated and what he thinks about the prospect of the main opposition bloc, led by the CHP’s Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, winning the vote.
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