Two years ago, he tweeted his support to far-right European politicians, including the anti-Islam Dutch politician Geert Wilders and a leader of the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany, claiming that "cultural suicide by demographic transformation must end".
And in an unusual concession to public opinion, they offered strong implicit support to the far more popular Mr Tsang, in his bid for the top job.
In the meantime, Saudi Arabia and other oil-rich Persian Gulf nations have increased their financial support to Egypt, far surpassing the American contribution.
"That a country at the heart of Europe can show such support to the far right barely 70 years on from the Holocaust shows that our collective memories are failing," he said.
Both parties are threatened by anti-immigration rivals: the Liberals have been leaking voters to the far-right Freedom Party of Geert Wilders, while Labour has lost even more support to the far-left Socialists.
Ms Bachelet has lost some support to a far-left challenger, but was still well ahead with 42% in a recent poll.Neither of the right's two candidates seem to catch the public mood.
But it's another thing for the Security Council to continue to observe the government of Kabila and his allies continuing to supply arms and giving support to Ex-FAR and Interahamwe.
Lacking the two-thirds of parliamentary seats needed to form a quorum for a presidential vote, Mr Erdogan will have to turn for support to the far-right National Action Party (MHP), which took 71 seats (after winning none the last time round).
Among men, a major support base for the party, the gap was even wider: Around 26percentt of eastern male voters gave their support to the far-right. .
The party, wary of losing support to the far-right Alternative for Germany, is taking a hardline stance ahead of state elections in October by threatening to close the country's borders to migrants, which would force them back south to Austria and on to Italy.
First, government support to the housing market far outweighs any negative impact for banks.
