Turkey local elections: How Erdogan's Israel policy backfiredWhen Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was campaigning earlier this year for local elections in the conservative stronghold of Sakarya, addressing thousands of people at a rally, the mood was cheerful. But then a banner appeared in the crowd, and the mood shifted: “End the shame of trade with Israel.” As cameras focused on the banner, officers at the event quickly had it removed, escorting out the demonstrators who held it. Erdogan didn’t comment on the banner, and it isn’t clear whether he even saw it. A month later, Erdogan’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) won the mayoral race in Sakarya, but its vote share dropped by 18 percentage points compared with the 2019 municipal elections. It lost three districts to a new Islamist party that campaigned heavily on cutting ties with Israel over its war on Gaza: the New Welfare Party (YRP).
https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/turkey-local-elections-erdogan-israel-policy-backfired-howThe New War Over Generic DrugsAs the price of prescription medications rises, generic drugs offer a way for consumers to save money. Although generics have the same active ingredients as brand-name drugs and result in the same clinical effect, they typically cost up to 85 percent less. But now, the generic drug industry is pushing back against a government effort to lower the cost of lifesaving medications, even though the plan is built around letting them make more generic drugs. In government filings reviewed by The Lever, generic drugmakers insist the initiative threatens their own monopoly rights — which allow them to inflate their profits and keep even generic drug prices artificially high.
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