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Erdoğan secures strong victory in Turkey's earthquake-hit regions

Erdoğan secures strong victory in Turkey's earthquake-hit regions

The devastating quakes that claimed over 50,000 lives did not affect the popular support of the president and his People's Alliance.

How Turkey's new electoral law will affect outcome of May 14 polls

How Turkey's new electoral law will affect outcome of May 14 polls

As the new law could make allied parties compete against each other, not only the parties' voting rates but also how they will participate in the election will determine the outcome. The parties have set up "alliances within alliances" to maximize the number of seats they'll win.

10 April 2023 Volga Kuşçuoğlu

MHP will compete as part of People's Alliance, but fields its candidates for MP in seperate list

MHP will compete as part of People's Alliance, but fields its candidates for MP in seperate list

Devlet Bahçeli, leader of the Nationalist Movement Party announced that the party is running under the three crescents, the emblem of the party, denying any claim that they would be competing under a joint list as the People's Alliance.

Green Left Party releases final declaration: 'Our mission is to end the one-man regime'

Green Left Party releases final declaration: 'Our mission is to end the one-man regime'

Facing closure, the HDP will compete in the elections under the Green Left Party.

Polls indicate close race between rival blocs, yet people increasingly think Erdoğan will win

Polls indicate close race between rival blocs, yet people increasingly think Erdoğan will win

The share of the voters who think Erdoğan will win Türkiye's 2023 presidential election has increased by 4 percent since March, according to a new poll.

12 October 2022

Poll: Turkey's ruling alliance losing against opposition

Poll: Turkey's ruling alliance losing against opposition

The ruling People's Alliance has been losing the majority in the parliament, while opposition parties have increased their votes, according to a new survey by KONDA.

Excluding HDP from opposition alliance against Erdoğan would be risky, warns pollster

Excluding HDP from opposition alliance against Erdoğan would be risky, warns pollster

The HDP said it would "ignore those who ignore us," after the summit of the six opposition leaders.

17 February 2022

Survey: Opposition alliance is ahead by 7.6 percentage points in Turkey

JANUARY 2021

Survey: Opposition alliance is ahead by 7.6 percentage points in Turkey

MetroPOLL Executive Sencar notes that while the ruling AKP increased its votes by nearly 3 points thanks to the fluctuations in exchange rates and workers’ pay rises in January, the effects of recent price hikes will be more visible in February.

15 February 2022

CHP Chair Kılıçdaroğlu ‘would welcome a third alliance’

CHP Chair Kılıçdaroğlu ‘would welcome a third alliance’

Main opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu says that it will be “very nice” if the parties “which have failed to hold down a place” in the ruling People’s Alliance or the main opposition Nation’s Alliance form an alliance themselves.

25 January 2022

Erdoğan's AKP loses a lot of votes but the opposition gains a little, shows survey

Erdoğan's AKP loses a lot of votes but the opposition gains a little, shows survey

Many voters who have drifted away from the AKP for economic reasons still have an emotional bond to President Erdoğan, says MetroPoll's founder, Özer Sencar.

31 December 2021

Survey: Margin of votes between alliances drops to 1 percent

Survey: Margin of votes between alliances drops to 1 percent

A recent survey conducted by the ORC Research company has shown that while the ruling alliance of the AKP and MHP is expected to receive 41.1 percent of the votes in case of an election, the opposition Nation’s Alliance is expected to get 40.1 percent.

29 October 2021