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AK Party-MHP alliance to support Erdoğan as candidate After the meeting between Erdoğan and MHP Chairman Bahçeli, the expected alliance between the AK Party and the opposition MHP will see the MHP support to Erdoğan as a joint candidate in the 2019 presidential election more

Elections AK Party meticulously examining municipalities' performances on way to 2019 elections As the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) ramps up efforts for the 2019 presidential and municipal elections, it has put the spotlight on its municipalities.In order... More
Elections First adjustment laws to transform, modernize top election board The first batch of adjustment laws to be enacted in line with the constitutional changes approved in the April 16 referendum will transform and modernize the Supreme Election... More
Elections AK Party women's branch to shoulder important role in 2019 elections The women's branch of the AK Party will hold vital importance in the 2019 elections, President Erdoğan said, and therefore, women's role in the party will be increased, making up 30 percent of its local administrations More
Elections AK Party's current vote share at 50.2 pct, party vice chairman says According to the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) Vice Chairman Hamza Dağ, the current parliamentary vote for the party sits at 50.2 percent.Speaking in a televised... More
Elections Post-referendum report to guide AK Party on 2019 elections The ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) is making some necessary adjustments within the organization in line with an analysis prepared in the aftermath of the... More
Elections '10 percent election threshold too high for Turkey' An unexpected remark from opposition Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Chairman Devlet Bahçeli on Wednesday reignited a decades-old debate in Turkey's political arena as he... More
Elections Erdoğan says 2019 elections turning point President Erdoğan described the upcoming 2019 elections as more crucial than the Nov. 3 elections, that brought the AK Party to power alone in 2002, and urged all party members to exert afforts to achieve the same success More
Elections Survey shows newly established Good Party under 10 pct support Despite claims from the leader of the newly established İYİ Party (Good Party), Meral Akşener, that her party will represent all circles in Turkey, an Optimar Research Company... More
Elections 'No alternative candidate against Erdoğan yet' Despite the push to present Meral Akşener, the chairwoman of the newly established İYİ Party, as an alternative candidate against President Erdoğan in the run up to the 2019 presidential elections, Professor Duran thinks this will not translate into results, as a true candidate for the opposition parties is yet to be identified More
Elections Akşener launches new party, hints at 2019 candidacy The long-debated new party that is comprised of former Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) dissidents and other centrist and center-right figures was officially launched Wednesday... More
Elections Main opposition CHP calls for early local elections The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu called on the government Tuesday to hold local elections 17 months early as five mayors from... More

Elections UBP strengthens in TRNC elections, coalition in sight No party has bagged enough votes to emerge as the ruling party in snap parliamentary elections in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), which may lead to a coalition... More
Elections MHP won't nominate candidate for presidential election Turkey's nationalist opposition MHP Chairman Bahçeli said Monday that the party would not nominate any candidate for president, instead it will act in the spirit of Yenikapı, referring to a mass anti-coup rally in Istanbul's Yenikapi district held in 2016, and back President Erdoğan in the 2019 election More
Elections New parties, fresh faces to appear on ballots in Turkish Cypriot snap elections As the electorate in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) heads for early general elections on Sunday, almost all indicators point to an extensive change with new parties,... More
Elections No doubt presidential candidate will come from within party, CHP says Our candidate for the upcoming presidential election will be a figure from within the Republican People's Party (CHP), the party's Deputy Chairman Engin Altay said yesterday. "It... More
Elections Formation of political alliances will remain hot topic in 2018 The formation of pre-election political alliances has become a hot topic of Turkish domestic politics since the country switched to a presidential system with last year's... More
Elections 'CHP aiming to prevent Erdoğan’s candidacy for 2019' According to AK Party's deputy chair, the CHP is looking to prevent President Erdoğan's candidacy in next year's elections, as they seem to think that defeating the AK Party is not possible otherwise More
Elections CHP leader hesitates to declare his bid on presidency Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu said he may apply for candidacy in the 2019 presidential elections though he seemed reluctant to declare his intention... More
Elections MHP calls for alliance with AK Party also in presidential elections Opposition Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Chairman Devlet Bahçeli signaled that a possible alliance for the parliamentary elections might be carried into the presidential... More
Elections Candidates will not be able to run for presidency, Parliament at the same time The efforts to change laws in accordance with the new system of governance were discussed in detail in a recent meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his fellow... More
Elections Change in electorate law, threshold not included in amendment Decreasing the election threshold and a change in the electorate law to allow party alliances in voting papers will not be included in recent adjustment laws. In a meeting,... More
Elections AK Party, MHP mulling possible alliance for 2019 elections The Justice and Development Party (AK Party) and the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) are testing the waters to forge an alliance in the 2019 elections, as various options... More

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