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Divisive remarks from MHP district chair regarding local elections: 'Either the path of Allah or the path of Abu Jahl'

As the countdown continues for the local elections to be held at the end of March, party members are meeting with citizens to try to influence their voting preferences. A speech by MHP Arnavutköy District Chair Temel Bedir has drawn backlash on social media.

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With less than a month left until the local elections, the increase in statements and declarations is drawing attention.

Party members, who meet with citizens to sway their preferences to their own side, sometimes make headlines with their statements.

The latest example of this was displayed by MHP Arnavutköy District Chair Temel Bedir. Meeting with citizens at a coffeehouse, Bedir claimed that those who do not vote for the AKP are "following the path of Abu Jahl."

In an environment where tensions are rising as the election approaches, MHP Arnavutköy District Chair Temel Bedir, who used such divisive language, met with the public at a coffeehouse and uttered the following remarks, which were criticized especially on social media:

"We are the companions of our Prophet. You have two paths: you will either follow the path of Allah, which the People's Alliance has chosen as its path, or you will follow the path of Abu Jahl."