The Turkish ones self-governing elections to be held in March will send a message to the president's government Recep Tayyip Erdogan for the desire of the Turkish people for “democracy, justice and the rule of law”. This was stated today by the mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglou, who will be again the candidate of the opposition Republican People's Party (CHP).
He acknowledged that his re-election will be more difficult than his first victory in 2019, as opposition parties are not allying this time against candidates from Erdogan's ruling Justice Party (AKP).
However, Imamoglu – who rules the Turkish metropolis and is among the most prominent figures in the main opposition party across the country – told Reuters he was confident of defeating his new political rival, the AKP candidate.
“We want to see and experience a process in which this city can send its messages to Turkey regarding democracythe justice and state of justiceImamoglu said.
“If that happens, of course, a lot of messages will be sent to the government. Let's let them worry about that,” he said.
Imamoglu's election in the previous municipal elections in 2019 ended 25 years of rule of Istanbul by AKP elites – and by Erdogan himself who was the city's mayor from 1994 to 1998 – and his Islamist predecessors.
Last May, Erdogan was re-elected as Turkey's president, while the AKP and its allies won a majority in parliamentary elections, demonstrating the challenge facing the opposition in the March 31 election.
The CHP and other opposition parties, including the nationalist IYI and the pro-Kurdish DEM, have not agreed to run joint candidates in the major cities, many of which they won having allied in the 2019 elections.
“The fact is that these will be more difficult than the previous elections,” Imamoglu said.
Source: News Beast

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