What is the point gap between Ekrem İmamoğlu and Murat Kurum? Here are the results from 6 polling companies
The results of local election polls conducted in Istanbul by six different public opinion research companies have been released. In most of the polls, it was observed that the incumbent Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu is ahead of the People's Alliance candidate Murat Kurum.
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Turkey will head to the polls for local elections on March 31, 2024. Istanbul, home to 16 million people, is at the top of the list of cities where the critical elections are most closely watched.
MULTI-CANDIDATE ELECTION RACE IN ISTANBUL
In order to win back Istanbul, which it lost in 2019, the AKP has fielded Murat Kurum against the incumbent IMM Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu.
The İYİ Party, which decided to enter the local elections 'freely and independently', has nominated Buğra Kavuncu. Yeniden Refah Party candidate Mehmet Altınöz, Saadet Party candidate Birol Aydın, Zafer Party candidate Azmi Karamahmutoğlu, and DEM Party candidates Meral Danış Beştaş and Murat Çepni will also enter the race.
While the race in Istanbul, which will feature a multi-candidate election, is expected to be between Murat Kurum and Ekrem İmamoğlu, public opinion research companies continue their polling efforts.
With less than 2 months left until the elections, the results of election polls conducted in Istanbul by 6 different public opinion research companies have emerged.
In 5 of the polls conducted by the 6 companies, the CHP candidate and incumbent IMM Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu came out ahead.
Here is the resulting table:
Di-En Research
CHP / Ekrem İmamoğlu: 43.8
AKP-MHP / Murat Kurum: 38.2
İYİ Party / Buğra Kavuncu: 4.3
YRP / Mehmet Altınöz: 2.4
SONAR
CHP / Ekrem İmamoğlu: 41.9
AKP-MHP / Murat Kurum: 41.3
İYİ Party / Buğra Kavuncu: 4
YRP / Mehmet Altınöz: 2.5
OPTIMAR
CHP / Ekrem İmamoğlu: 39.1
AKP-MHP / Murat Kurum: 37.7
İYİ Party / Buğra Kavuncu: 5
YRP / Mehmet Altınöz: 3
METROPOLL Research
CHP / Ekrem İmamoğlu: 41.6
AKP-MHP / Murat Kurum: 38.8
İYİ Party / Buğra Kavuncu: 2.9
YRP / Mehmet Altınöz: -
ORC Research
CHP / Ekrem İmamoğlu: 36.5
AKP-MHP / Murat Kurum: 37.7
İYİ Party / Buğra Kavuncu: 3.6
YRP / Mehmet Altınöz: 2.9
YÖNEYLEM
CHP / Ekrem İmamoğlu: 39.1
AKP-MHP / Murat Kurum: 32.9
İYİ Party / Buğra Kavuncu: 2.8
YRP / Mehmet Altınöz: 3.6