Bloomberg Election Analysis: Erdogan’s Victory Not Certain

The elections, announced by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for May 14, are closely watched by the international community.

The American news agency Bloomberg has carried out a remarkable analysis of the elections in Turkey. Bloomberg, who wrote that, according to polls, the election will be close to the head and may threaten Erdogan’s 20-year rule, in the article, “Why Is Erdogan’s Reelection Bid Unsure of Success?” used the title.

Bloomberg noted that the redetermined electoral rules gave the government an advantage and that Erdogan had turned to the judiciary to eliminate his strong opponents.

‘THE GREATEST ECONOMIC CRISIS OF THE 20 YEARS’

In the article, which stated that Turkey was the scene of the most serious economic crisis in 20 years and that support for the government, which is the base of the AKP, decreased among the poor, which is the base of the AKP, it was highlighted that the policies Erdogan’s economic policies accelerated the rise in inflation.

In the analysis, it was stated that the participation in the elections will be higher in May, which coincides with the vacation period in schools and before the pilgrimage period. The news agency, which wrote that the opposition has yet to determine its presidential candidate, commented that the AKP and MHP may find it difficult to maintain a majority in parliament in the elections.