What is the vote share of the YRP in Istanbul, which has closed its doors to an alliance with the AKP? Party officials have announced...

Turkey will head to the polls for local elections on March 31, 2024.

While the possibility of an alliance on the opposition front has completely vanished, the New Welfare Party (YRP), which supported AKP Chairman and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in the May elections, has closed the door on an alliance with the AKP for the local elections.

YRP leader Fatih Erbakan announced at a rally he held yesterday (February 3) that they would field candidates in Istanbul, Ankara, and Izmir.

It is being awaited with curiosity how this decision by the YRP will play a role in Istanbul, which is at the top of the list of cities most wondered about in the local elections.

YRP SOURCES ANNOUNCED THEIR VOTE SHARE IN ISTANBUL

On the other hand, YRP sources stated that they would also pull off surprises in other metropolitan cities, in addition to Istanbul.

According to the report in Gazete Duvar, YRP officials, who stated that their vote share in Istanbul is 7 percent and that they have the potential to determine the outcome of the election, said that they would achieve remarkable results in many cities with a nationwide vote share reaching 5 percent.

Party members said, “Follow Bursa, Balıkesir, and Şanlıurfa among the metropolitan cities, and Bingöl, Yozgat, and Elazığ among the provinces specifically.”

News Source: 12punto