Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, declared that the country will hold presidential and legislative elections on May 14.
Erdogan gave a speech on Friday after approving the election decision. “Our nation will go to the polls to elect its president and parliamentarians on May 14,” Erdogan said.
The declaration was anticipated because Erdogan had stated in a speech last week.
That the Turkish people would take the appropriate actions on the day that has now been declared election day.
With Erdogan’s two-decade reign of Turkey under jeopardy. However, elections may be the most important for the nation in decades.
With Erdogan’s two-decade reign of Turkey under jeopardy, the elections. May be the most important for the nation in decades.
Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the head of the Republican People’s Party, the second-largest party in parliament, has brought the opposition together (CHP).
Meral Aksener, another well-known opposition politician, originally disagreed with Kilicdaroglu’s bid for prime minminis.
Expressing her concerns last week about whether the former bureaucrat, who is viewed as unenthusiastic by some, could defeat Erdogan. Aksener declared her support for Kilicdaroglu on Monday.
Erdogan’s opponents have charged him with authoritarianism as his support has declined as Turkey’s economic crisis persists.
Although Erdogan has defended the government’s actions, criticism has also been levelled at his administration’s. While handling of the devastating earthquakes that struck southeast Turkey in February.
Furthermore, resulted in the deaths of more than 46,000 people and the displacement of hundreds of thousands into tent cities or other temporary housing.
With the help of his AK Party, Erdogan, who has led Turkey since 2003 and has held the office of president since 2014, nevertheless enjoys a sizable following.