Remarkable comments from AKP officials on Bahçeli and Özel: 'He attempted to break off the engagement'

MHP Chairman Devlet Bahçeli made striking statements at a press conference held at his party's headquarters last week.

"BAHÇELİ ATTEMPTED TO BREAK OFF THE ENGAGEMENT"

As reported by Gazete Duvar, an AKP official who evaluated Devlet Bahçeli's approximately half-hour-long statement expressed that 'the MHP leader attempted to break off the engagement with the AK Party'. However, according to the same source, Bahçeli's veiled ultimatum will not find a response, because the AKP cannot afford the dissolution of the People's Alliance at this time. 

BECAUSE OF ÖZGÜR ÖZEL…

The assessment from the same critical figure regarding why the People's Alliance must continue concerns CHP Chairman Özgür Özel.

This connection is explained as follows: While the AKP is experiencing one of its weakest periods in the eyes of voters in its 23-year history, the collapse of the alliance would mean an early election. According to the AKP official who said, "Özgür Özel would want this the most. While his popularity has increased and Ekrem İmamoğlu has not yet fortified his position, he would turn this situation into an opportunity," there is a high probability that an early election call made by the MHP would find a response from Özel and the CHP wing. This is not an option that Erdoğan and his party can afford under current conditions.