jogarz
jogarz t1_j9o2vob wrote
Reply to comment by Scapenator1 in Erdogan drops idea to postpone elections by sherry_waseer
There’s an alliance of six parties that are planning to put out a joint candidate to oppose Erdogan, but it’s not clear who they’ll pick yet.
Of the potential candidates, Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu and Ankara mayor Mansur Yavas are probably the strongest candidates. CHP party leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu is another strong possibility.
jogarz t1_j9o2lnm wrote
Reply to comment by pauelena in Erdogan drops idea to postpone elections by sherry_waseer
Polls from mid-2022 show him losing to several different candidates, and I don’t think recent events will boost his chances.
If he wins, it will probably be because he cheated in some way. Since his party controls the Electoral Committee, they could probably get away with a lot of fuckery short of outright fraud.
jogarz t1_iufjluf wrote
Reply to comment by NatiAti513 in Iranians hold large rallies in defiance of warning by Revolutionary Guards head by thexmartharoon
The current government has shown it will not reform. That's what past protests were about. They never worked. Now the protestors are, by and large, calling for regime change, for revolution.
jogarz t1_j9o31lc wrote
Reply to comment by reddebian in Erdogan drops idea to postpone elections by sherry_waseer
Not all of the opposing parties, the main Kurdish party (the HDP) is sitting on the outside of the alliance, though it is probably quietly supporting it.
Turkish voters are very nationalist, and any independent Kurdish representation gets inevitably accused of links with the PKK, so letting the HDP formally into the alliance would be electoral suicide.