Polls show Erdogan’s main rival, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, leading him by more than 10 percentage points.
Turkish opposition presidential candidate Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu leads incumbent President Tayyip Erdoğan by more than 10 percentage points ahead of the May 14 election, widely considered the most important vote in Turkey’s history. This was reported by Reuters news agency on Monday, November 13.
The opposition bloc Alliance of Nations, according to polls, leads the parliamentary race by at least six points ahead of Erdogan’s political force Party of Justice and Development (AKP) and its allies. Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (NDP) still confidently holds more than 10%.
Those affected by last month’s earthquake are reconsidering their allegiance to the party of Turkey’s current leader.
A March 8 Aksoy Research poll showed Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, who became the opposition alliance candidate on March 6, ahead of Erdoğan with 55.6% and 44.4% support, respectively. Opposition bloc alliance of nations got 44.1% of the vote, while the AKP and its nationalist allies – 38.2%, the NDP – 10.3%.
A March 6-7 poll by Alf Research showed that Kılıçdaroğlu would receive 55.1% and Erdoğan 44.9%. The main opposition bloc will receive 43.5% of the vote, Erdogan’s party and its allies – 37.5%, the PDP – 11.3%.
According to a Metropoll survey, 34.4% of respondents blamed the government for the losses during the earthquake, while 26.9% blamed the contractors. Municipalities came in third, with 15.4% of participants saying they were at fault, while 12.9% answered “all”.
It was previously known that six opposition parties in Turkey nominated a candidate for the presidency.
Erdogan called for presidential and parliamentary elections in Turkey
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