Bad news for Erdoğan: Poll that the AKP did not share leaked from behind the scenes

Field work has begun in the AKP, which fell to the position of the second party nationwide for the first time in the March 31 Local Elections.

The AKP is trying to persuade its disgruntled voters who went to the CHP and other parties in the local elections.

AKP DID NOT SHARE WITH THE PUBLIC

According to Nuray Babacan from Gazete Pencere, in the research commissioned by the AKP itself, voters who went to other parties, primarily the CHP in the local elections, have not returned. In the poll that the AKP did not share with the public, it was revealed that the voters who gave up on the AKP are still sticking with the parties they currently support.

PRO-GOVERNMENT MEDIA IS PUBLISHING 'VOTE INCREASE IN AKP' NEWS

In Babacan's article, it was also noted that the media close to the government is publishing news about a “vote increase in the AKP” because they are aware of this crisis within the party. Furthermore, it was stated that undecided voters who did not make a party choice in the election, despite being AKP voters, continue to remain undecided. It was noted that politicians analyzing this situation stated that it is difficult for voters who have not returned to the party so far to do so, and that these individuals might move from the undecided category to choosing a party.

The article in question also included the following information:

“Another topic discussed within the AKP is whether the economy will reach a point where it can breathe before an early election. Mehmet Şimşek’s remarks regarding an improvement by the end of 2026 are causing concern within the party. Because in the formula that will allow President Tayyip Erdoğan to be a candidate in 2027, the improvement in the economy will not be reflected in the lives of the citizens. Comments are being made such as, ‘Who would believe a campaign that tells citizens who have spent the last three years in a nightmarish bottleneck that the economy is getting better and will reflect in your lives a year later? People will not forget the bad period they lived through and vote for the possibility of an improvement that has not yet reflected in their lives.’ At this rate, the ruling party staff will have to choose between ‘Without Erdoğan? Or without the economy?’ The junior partner of the People’s Alliance, MHP Chairman Devlet Bahçeli, confused everyone when he said, ‘Elections will be held on time in 2028,’ even though there was no discussion on the matter. There were even those who thought that Bahçeli was planning an election without Erdoğan, as Erdoğan would not be able to be a candidate again if the elections were held on time.

EMPHASIS ON BAHÇELİ

Hearing from time to time that plans are being made without the MHP within the AKP, Bahçeli is warning his partner. Whatever the truth may be, AKP staff will face a major dilemma regarding the election decision. ‘They will not want to go to the election with an economic crisis, they will have difficulty controlling the MHP, and in the option of holding the election on time, they will have to continue without Erdoğan.’ Could this be the reason for the nervousness that has reached the point of punching speakers at the podium of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM), known as Turkey’s freest space for speech?...”