Striking result from Istanbul poll by research firm close to AKP: The gap is over 4 points
According to the Istanbul poll by Optimar, owned by Hilmi Daşdemir, who is known for his proximity to the AKP, those who think Ekrem İmamoğlu should win the election are 4 points ahead of those who think Murat Kurum should win.
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Hürriyet columnist Abdülkadir Selvi featured the poll by Optimar, owned by Hilmi Daşdemir, who is known for his proximity to the AKP, in his column today.
In the poll, Ekrem İmamoğlu took first place for the Istanbul elections.
According to the poll, the rate of those saying 'Ekrem İmamoğlu should be elected' was 46.3 percent, while the rate of those saying 'Murat Kurum should be elected' was 42.1 percent. The rate of those who said they were undecided was 5.7 percent.
THE GAP IS WIDENING
In the question 'Who will be elected?', it was observed that the gap widened even further.
To this question, 50.5 percent of the participants said Ekrem İmamoğlu, and 41.7 percent said Murat Kurum.
40.3 percent of the participants are of the opinion that Ekrem İmamoğlu has conducted successful municipal governance over the past 5 years.
While 33.7 percent found İmamoğlu unsuccessful, a segment of 26 percent stated that nothing had changed.