Turkey’s Erdogan tries to shore up support ahead of presidential runoff
In a parliamentary election also held on Sunday, People’s Alliance, comprised of Erdogan’s AK Party and its nationalist and Islamist partners, won 322 of 600 seats in the new legislature, achieving a majority that enabled him to argue that voting for him will ensure stability.Erdogan said that Turkey needs harmony between parliament and presidency for a functional governance.“The strong presence of the People’s Alliance in parliament also makes us stronger as the government.
A breakdown of the voting tallies showed the AKP came out on top even in 10 of the 11 provinces hit by February’s devastatingin southeast Turkey, in which more than 50,000 people were killed and millions left homeless. Analysts said this outcome showed Erdogan’s promise to rebuild shattered cities had reassured voters in what were already mostly AKP strongholds.For his part, Erdogan’s challenger Kilicdaroglu sought to put a positive spin on the outcome.“A message of change emerged from the ballot box. Those who want change in this country are now more than those that don’t want it,” Kilicdaroglu said, referring to Erdogan falling short of 50%, in a series of tweets addressed to “dear young people.
But many of his supporters, including first-time voter Asim, were gloomy about Kilicdaroglu’s chances in the runoff vote.Turkey to start ratifying Finland’s NATO bid but not Sweden’s, Erdogan says “I think there is a deadlock here. On one side there are nationalist voters and on the other side there are Kurdish voters,” he said, referring to the broad coalition backing Kilicdaroglu, a mild-mannered former civil servant.
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