The HDP is playing it smart
not putting up their own candidate means they're trying to influence without rocking the boat. It's like if you were at a party and someone else was running for office, but you wanted to make sure your friends voted for them instead of the other guy
. Erdogan's got a lot riding on this election and if he loses, it'll be interesting to see what happens next
. The HDP has been through some tough times under Erdogan and they're trying to protect themselves, but at the same time, they don't want to alienate their voters either
. It's all about strategy and who knows, maybe this is just the push they needed to get more people on board
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