How do the Turkish Election work?
Every five years, elections are held in Turkey. Parties who achieved the 5% voter threshold in the most recent legislative election or those who have accumulated at least 100,000 signatures in support of their nomination may nominate presidential candidates. Parliamentary elections take place at the same time as the presidential elections. Turkey follows a system of proportional representation in parliament where the number of seats a party gets in the 600-seat legislature is directly proportional to the votes it wins.
Is Erdogan in danger of losing the presidential election?
In Turkey, the first round of the presidential election will be held this Sunday, May 14. Incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is in bad shape and intends to catch up after having put his electoral campaign on hold due to health problems. He is also widely criticized for his poor management of the devastating earthquakes that occurred last February. Since then, he has multiplied his speeches on state television, enjoying 60 times more speaking time than his rival. He can also count on the support of Vladimir Putin. However, next May 14 will undoubtedly be the most perilous election since he came to power 20 years ago. For the moment, the polls show him losing against his great rival, the leader of the socialist opposition Kémal Kılıçdaroğlu.
Kémal Kılıçdaroğlu - CHP , Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi
(People's Republican Party)
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan - AKP ,
Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi
(Justice and Development party)
ERDOĞAN AIMING FOR ANOTHER TERM?
On May 14, 2023, Turkish voters will choose their next president. The former president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan faces social economist and opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu. As shown from these graphs the latest trends don't favor Erdoğan for the next potential president.
SOURCE: POLITICO research