Turkey far right party leader backs Erdogan’s challenger in runoff

ANKARA, May 24 (Reuters) – Turkey’s far right Victory Party leader Umit Ozdag on Wednesday endorsed opposition presidential candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu ahead of Sunday’s runoff vote against incumbent Tayyip Erdogan.

Speaking in a news conference alongside Kilicdaroglu, Ozdag said the two had agreed to send migrants in Turkey back to their home countries within a year after the elections.

Reporting by Huseyin Hayatsever and Ali Kucukgocmen;
Editing by Daren Butler

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