Turkey went to the polls yesterday for the 14 May elections. According to unofficial results, the election has moved to the second round. In the first round, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu and Sinan Ogan did not get 50 percent plus 1 vote. As eyes were turned to May 28, the elections in Turkey had a wide impact on the world. Reuters noted that Erdogan comfortably led the first round of the elections and gained momentum.
ATTENTION ATTENDED TO SINAN OĞAN
It was evaluated that the ruling People’s Alliance is preparing to win a majority in the parliament, while analysts see Erdoğan as ‘advantageous’ in the runoff elections. In the news, where it was stated that the Presidential candidate of the Ata Alliance, Sinan Oğan, could play a decisive role in the second round, the information that ‘political uncertainty creates a burden on the markets’ was also shared.
“ERDOĞAN’S COMPETITORS WILL FACE UP HILLS”
Commenting that Erdogan’s opponents will “face an uphill struggle” in the second round of the presidential elections, which is expected to be held on May 28, Reuters wrote that President Erdogan performed better than expected in the first round of the election, but did not gain an absolute majority.
“HE WAS ABLE TO GATHER CONSERVATIVE VOTES AROUND”
Recalling the election process, Reuters said, “When entering the elections, the opposition felt that they had the best chance of removing Erdoğan from power, encouraged by the polls that showed his biggest rival, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu. He showed that he was able to gather conservative voters around him despite the cost of living crisis.
“CAN MAKE STABILITY EMPOWERMENT”
Speaking to Reuters, Galip Dalay from Chatam House said that Erdogan’s People’s Alliance will enter the second round of the election with “numerical and psychological advantages”. Dalay shared his prediction that “Erdogan can emphasize stability during the campaign period going to the second round, since he already has the majority in the parliament.”
