Financial Times May 14 Election Analysis: Drawn Attention To Swing City Result

The process of presidential and parliamentary elections to be held this month is followed with great interest by the international public… Although many media outlets with great respect in international public opinion publish analyzes of the electoral process and the elections, there is a news/analysis prominent in the Financial Times, one of the most respected newspapers in England.

While the Financial Times newspaper went to Mersin and took the pulse of the region, it announced that the outcome of this would be critically important. In news headlines “In Erdogan’s Toughest Race, Rivals in Turkey Fight for Key City,” it said: “As elections near, high inflation drives voters closer to the opposition in Mersin and other regions”.

“MERSIN CITY OF SWING”

Commenting on Mersin as a “changing city”, the Financial Times noted that the city’s results were different in every election and emphasized Mersin’s population increase, especially after the February earthquakes.

Speaking to the newspaper, a butcher in the city center of Mersin said that he had voted for Erdoğan and the AKP in the past, but would vote for Kılıçdaroğlu in this election due to the economic crisis. The butcher named Serdar Tatar said: “There is no welfare… The rich are getting richer, the poor class are being oppressed. I will vote for Kılıçdaroğlu, ”he said.

Noting that Erdogan and Kılıçdaroğlu should top 50 percent in the elections, he said: “Tatar is not just angry about their country’s economy. The elections in Turkey come at a time when many Turkish families are struggling with rising inflation and the government is increasing pressure on the media and other institutions.

“cautious optimism”

In the news from Financial Times reporter Adam Samson, “Kılıçdaroğlu launched a tough campaign against Erdogan uniting six parties with different ideologies. Senior opposition bloc officials noted that they were cautiously optimistic that Kılıçdaroğlu could win, but also noted that Erdoğan is an effective rally player.

Noting that Erdoğan and then-opposition candidate Muharrem İnce received close votes in the 2018 elections, “These results show how important Mersin is in the elections to be held this month. Candidates from at least four parties meet with voters in a single day.

According to the official program, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu will address the public by holding rallies in Mersin at 1:00 p.m. and in Muğla at 5:00 p.m.

WHAT DOES SWING CITY MEAN?

The swing states, which are especially on the US political agenda, are states where the outcomes are uncertain. The results of these states are called “swing states” because they go back and forth like a swing.

While states like Ohio, Iowa, Michigan, and Florida are known as swing states, Republicans and Democrats focus their propaganda and rallies on these swing states rather than the states that are sure to win.