Remarkable Foreign Policy Analysis: They Can Determine The Power…

Entering 2023, all eyes are on the elections to be held this year… As many countries prepare for critical elections this year, the most striking are undoubtedly the elections to be held in Turkey.

Although the date is not yet known, the international community is looking forward to the electoral process in Turkey and the result of the polls. While the date of the election has yet to be announced, Foreign Policy, one of the respected media outlets based in the US, has published a remarkable analysis. A separate section for Turkey was created in the comprehensive analysis that focused on the elections to be held this year.

Kurdish and Maori

While noting the critical importance of Kurdish voters in Turkey, the article states that “Kurdish and Maori minority groups in Turkey and New Zealand can become decision makers in the formation of government in parliament. The influence of the ruling parties in the media and the judiciary in Guatemala, Turkey, Poland and Bangladesh raises concerns among observers that it will not be a fair race.

In the article, about Erdoğan, “he won the 2002 elections, became prime minister in 2003 and has been the leading name in Ankara ever since. Let’s take a more colorful stat, Erdogan has been running the country longer than Starbucks. Noting that the presidential system has replaced parliamentary democracy in this process, Foreign Policy claimed that Erdogan’s votes have fallen recently, while the “Table of Six” has yet to announce its candidate.

“WILL BENEFIT THE AKP”

Drawing attention to the sentence handed down to Istanbul Metropolitan Mayor İmamoğlu, the article also stated that “the fact that Selahattin Demirtaş, another former presidential candidate, is also in prison, raises concerns that the elections in Turkey will not be completely free and fair”.

While a separate section was opened for the HDP, which is not included in the “Table of Six”, “At this point, the HDP may be in a position to determine the government in parliament. The Six Table can make some concessions on minority rights in order to win a majority and thus seize power from the AKP and its ally MHP. On the other hand, the Kemalist, anti-immigrant Zafer Party may steal votes from these parties, but they are unlikely to pass the 7 percent electoral threshold. This will also benefit the AKP.”

The article commented: “It is too early to make any predictions at this point, especially when it is unclear who will face Erdogan.”