Al Mayadeen launches its special coverage of Turkish elections
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Al Mayadeen begins its special coverage to follow up on Turkey's elections.
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Supporters of the Republican People's Party, CHP, wave Turkish flags, and one with a portrait of Kemal Ataturk, right, as they celebrate after preliminary results of the local elections were announced in Ankara, Turkey, April 1, 2019. (AP)
An MP fpr the Justice and Development Party, Iffet Polat, told Al Mayadeen that her party's goal is to focus on winning these elections, adding that she was hopeful this goal would be achieved.
Presidential elections are scheduled to take place in Turkey on May 14, 2023. Voters will elect a new president for a term of five years.
During a special coverage that Al Mayadeen began Monday, Polat indicated that she is confident "the outcome of the presidential elections being decided in the first round in favor of the head of the Justice and Development Party, Recep Tayyip Erdogan," adding that the AKP was able to achieve much for the people of Turkey.
هدفنا هو أن نركز على الفوز في هذه الانتخابات ولدينا أمل في تحقيق ذلك.
— قناة الميادين (@AlMayadeenNews) May 1, 2023
النائبة عن حزب العدالة والتنمية افت بولوت لـ #الميادين.#الميادين #تركيا #الانتخابات_التركية#تركيا_بوسفور_الانتخابات pic.twitter.com/ej969gKNNW
Al Mayadeen's correspondent Omar Kayed explained that the electoral campaign battles in Turkey are neck and neck in Ankara, as it is a crucial region for several reasons. Firstly it is the capital and the seat of decision-making. Second, because it is the area with the second-largest number of parliamentary seats. And lastly, because the city has been in the grip of the AKP since the party's foundation.
كيف تبدو أجواء الانتخابات التركية والتنافس بين المرشحين في #أنقرة؟
— قناة الميادين (@AlMayadeenNews) May 1, 2023
موفد #الميادين إلى #أنقرة عمر كايد.@kayed_omar pic.twitter.com/uFCn0l3OtK
Last Thursday, voting in the general elections for Parliamentary and Presidential opened to Turkish nationals abroad.
An opinion poll published by the American Al-Monitor website showed a statistical tie between Turkish President Rcep Tayyip Erdogan and his main opponent, opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is facing the biggest challenge to his 20-year rule due to economic issues and the high cost of living, not to mention that victims of the earthquake are reconsidering where their loyalties lie after the disaster struck.
