In Athens
It is difficult today to find a Greek who does not pronounce perfectly the name of the leader of the Turkish opposition, Kemal Kiliçdaroglu, or that of the mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu. And this is probably explained by the fact that the electoral campaign in Turkey is widely covered by the Greek press. "In each edition, we have one eye on the Greek election on May 21 and another on Turkish next Sunday," Sia Kossioni, presenter of the 20 p.m. newscast, told the private channel Skai. She is preparing to travel to Istanbul for the weekend elections, and believes that "Turkey's political future will have direct and immediate consequences for Greece."
If the Turkish polls are also commented by the Greek media, Rania Tzima, head of the television news of the private channel Mega, refuses to make predictions. "The Turkish election is an equation with several unknowns. Starting with the holding of a second round. No one really knows...
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