in turkey, soaring inflation and the fallout from the recent earthquake are top of voters minds as they decide whether the president, recep tayyip erdogan, will remain in power. standing against him is kemal kilicdaroglu, who is backed by a broad opposition alliance. turnout is thought to have been high, but there are conflicting claims about who is leading. here s what one of the supporters of the opposition had to say. translation: i am so excited. i can t feel my heartbeat. i still believe we will win. we have to get rid of this system already. especially as a woman, i want this change. the situation of the country is obvious. i m extremely excited. we wait with enthusiasm. i hope we win, i hope all would be as we wish. we are a bit anxious, a bit tense. i haven t been able to sleep for the past week. i woke up at 5am today, casted my vote and directly came here right after. meanwhile in thailand, voters have overwhelmingly chosen to end nearly a decade of military rule.
the country has been battling soaring inflation and the fellow from the recent earthquakes. standing against him is kemal kilicdaroglu, who is backed by a broad opposition alliance. here s what one of the supporters of the opposition had to say. translation: i am so excited. i can t feel my heartbeat. i still believe we will win. we have to get rid of this system already. especially as a woman, i want this change. the situation of the country is obvious. i m extremely excited. we wait with enthusiasm. i hope we win, i hope all would be as we wish. we are a bit anxious, a bit tense. i haven t been able to sleep for the past week. i woke up at 5am today, casted my vote and directly came here right after. meanwhile in thailand, voters have overwhelmingly chosen to end nearly a decade of military rule. but the question is, who is next? both opposition parties are neck and neck to lead the new government. here are the leaders of both the move forward and pheu thai parties. we have
for democrats, it s about do they have enough power to pump up the ballots and drag a victim across the finish line. the let fit you are for office, the better. they will just fling you into the back of a van like you are a side of beef, like they did with hillary. but, she couldn t walk but, hey, she was a woman and that s who barack wanted to succeed him. and if you re too scared of covid and you can t get a crowd and you can t handle the press, they will bury you into a bunker and zoom you into the white house just like they did with joe. and then came along john fetterman, who wasn t senatorial timber to begin with, and then the poor guy had a stroke. took the summer off, and delivered the worst debate performance in american political history. here s what i think we have to fight about inflation here right now, that s what we need to fight about inflation. there is that 2018 interview you said, quote, i don t support fracking at all. so how do you square the two? o
america s west coast. now, politicalthinking with nick robinson. hello, and welcome to political thinking. my guest this week shows how one person armed with passion, determination and a mobile phone can force politicians, companies and regulators to listen. kwajo tweneboa tweeted pictures of the terrible state of the flat in which he and his sisters lived in, and which his father died in. it was riddled with damp and mould and infested with cockroaches and mice. he enlisted his neighbours on his south london estate in his fight for decent living conditions, and due to a growing media profile is now able to help people in social housing all over the country. kwajo is just 2a years old, and he only graduated from university this week. kwajo, welcome to political thinking. thank you for having me on. and congratulations on graduating. thank you. can you take in how much your life has changed over the past couple of years? no, when i do get the opportunities to sit back and actu