The Guardian: Erdogan’s opponents lost their chance to win.
In an analysis of the second round of the Turkish presidential election, the English newspaper “Guardian” emphasized that Recep Tayyip Erdogan is more popular even in the earthquake-affected areas while calling the opposition coalition’s opportunity to win “lost”.
The English newspaper “Guardian” published a report about the second round of the Turkish presidential election and wrote: “The opposition coalition lost the chance to win in the first round, and now Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the leader of the people’s coalition, even in the earthquake-affected areas of Turkey, which was expected.” If they are critical of his policies, he is in the lead.
According to the report of “Al-Mayadin” network website, Guardian wrote: Turkish presidential elections provide an opportunity for voters to end the two decades of the rule of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the current president of Turkey; Because in these two decades, he oversaw comprehensive reforms and construction boom in the country, and in addition, he created an increasing financial crisis and a system of suppressing his opponents.
This newspaper wrote in its report: What initially seemed to be a referendum on his government, but the first round turned into a lost opportunity for the Turkish opposition, and Erdoğan’s opponent, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, fell behind in the polls and looked for a way to win the round. came second
Nowhere was Erdoğan’s unexpected success more evident than in regions affected by February’s devastating earthquake, where he easily won a majority in seven provinces, including 11 affected, the Guardian continued.
The newspaper writes: The results of the first round of elections dashed the expectations of many for public anger over the government’s late response to the state of emergency, as well as the widespread corruption in the construction sector that was created during Erdogan’s rule. This issue can lead to a radical change in the position of the voters and even among the conservatives of regions such as “Kaharan Maraesh” province.
According to this English newspaper, “the results of the votes of the Turkish parliament on Maresh show how he has become more popular than his Justice and Development Party, which has lost more than 11% of the votes since the last poll. In this region, many voters attribute the problems in the government, including the response to the earthquake, to the Justice and Development Party, but not to Erdogan.
Yesterday (Saturday, May 27) the last poll conducted by the Turkish Research Foundation and the results of the newspaper “Hurrit” were published. This poll showed that Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the president of Turkey, will win the second round of the presidential elections with 53.7 percent of the votes.
According to the results of this poll, Erdoğan will be re-elected in the second round of the presidential election with 53.7 percent of the votes. It is estimated that in the second round, out of 5% of the votes allocated to “Senan Oghan”, the third candidate of the first round, 1.75% of the votes will be allocated in favor of Erdogan and 1.25% in favor of Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the candidate of the opposition.
When respondents were asked why they voted for Erdoğan in the first round, 41.2% answered that they “trusted him”, 29.6% said that Erdoğan succeeded in creating “stability”; 24.8% answered that he keeps his promises and 4.4% described his election as a response to the opposition.
On Tuesday, May 23, the American newspaper “Washington Post” published an analytical report about the possibility of Erdogan’s victory and wrote: During the first round of the parliamentary and presidential elections in Turkey, in the six provinces where the most earthquake casualties were recorded, Erdogan became the president. Turkey and the leader of the “People” coalition managed to get an average of 63% of the votes. This shows that the Turkish earthquake has not shaken Erdogan’s position.