Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu is a Turkish politician, the leader of a 6-party opposition coalition (consisting of parties that span across the left-right political spectrum) and a presidential candidate during the 2023 election. In the first round of the election, Erdogan scored 49.51% against Kılıçdaroğlu’s 44.88%, which created the necessity for a second round, leading to a second round as neither candidate reached the required 50% threshold.