Will the People's Alliance shrink in the local elections? YRP's demand angers the AKP

Gazete Pencere columnist Nuray Babacan reported on the behind-the-scenes developments within the People's Alliance regarding the local elections. Babacan claimed that "the possibility of leaving some provinces and districts to the MHP has caused discomfort within the AKP, and that the New Welfare Party's Istanbul bargaining was not accepted."

She claimed that the New Welfare Party requested two district municipalities in Ankara and Istanbul from the AKP for the local elections, but this demand was not accepted. According to Babacan, the alliance in the local elections will remain limited to only the AKP and the MHP.

"IT IS SAID THAT THEY RECEIVED A REJECTION"

The relevant sections of Babacan's article are as follows:

Work to determine the provinces and districts where the People's Alliance will cooperate in the local elections has come to an end. The AKP and MHP representatives, who have met 6 times, have agreed that the party leading in 'places lost by a narrow margin' should field a candidate alone. The local organizations of the two parties were not very pleased with the possibility of the alliance expanding. Objections are rising, especially from AKP organizations. Meanwhile, it is said that the New Welfare Party requested a district municipality in Istanbul from the AKP and received a rejection.

"MAY REMAIN OUTSIDE THE ALLIANCE"

New Welfare Party spokespersons had sent messages through the press that they could form an alliance with the AKP in major provinces such as Istanbul and Ankara. As we have learned, the New Welfare Party requested one district each in Istanbul and Ankara from the AKP. It is claimed that this demand of the party did not find a response within the AKP and that the boundaries of the local election alliance will remain with the MHP.

There are those who claim that the expansion of the alliance would increase the existing local conflicts and disrupt the motivation of party organizations. When the small parties that supported the People's Alliance in the general elections are added to this, the discomfort increases even further. However, the prevailing mood in the AKP is that the small partners will remain outside the alliance in the local elections.

News Source: 12punto