A few days before the parliamentary and presidential elections in Turkey, one of the four candidates withdrew from the presidential race - Muharrem Ince from the Motherland Party. According to Hurriyet Daily News, the politician expressed his outrage at the conspiracy against him, which included the release of a fake sex video of him..

“In my 45 years in politics, I have never seen the things that I have witnessed in the last 45 days.. This is fake,” he said, criticizing the police and prosecutors for not taking action regarding the release of the sex tape..

Ince did not openly support one of the three remaining candidates for the presidency, but recalled that he was a member of the Republican People's Party (CHP). The leader of this party is Kemal Kilidaroglu, who is the main rival of the incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan..

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Turkish presidential elections to be held on May 14. Incumbent President Erdogan uses administrative resources and populist slogans in his election campaign, even promising citizens free gas. He also claims that his loss in the elections will be a disaster for the country..

Recall, The Guardian reported that polls indicate a possible end to Erdogan's twenty-year rule..