BURSA (İGFA) – Here is the column of Journalist Writer Mesut Demir…
The local election process has accelerated. Parties continue to announce their candidates in provinces and districts.
What kind of local elections will be held in Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Bursa, Antalya, Adana and Mersin?
In the local elections, all eyes were on the İyi Party, which completely destroyed the alliance bridges.
İyi Party announced its candidates one by one in the provinces and districts. Except for Istanbul and Ankara.
Left SözcüKürşad Zorlu said, "Our Istanbul and Ankara candidates will be announced before the end of January."
WHICH CANDIDATE WILL WIN IN ISTANBUL METROPOLITAN?
What will happen if İyi Party nominates a candidate in Istanbul?
CHP's Istanbul candidate, current president Ekrem İmamoğlu. The only party that supports CHP is DEM.
AK Party gave the message of urban transformation by showing former Minister Murat Kurum, one of its heavyweights. AK Party candidate Murat Kurum will be supported by MHP and People's Alliance parties.
Winner of the election with the support of İyi Parti in the 2019 elections Ekrem İmamoğluHis job is very difficult. In this case, AK Party candidate Murat Kurum will emerge victorious from the election.
WHICH CANDIDATE WILL WIN IN ANKARA METROPOLITAN?
İyi Party, which plans to nominate a candidate in Ankara, seems to split the opposition's votes. The biggest fear of CHP candidate Mansur Yavaş, whose nationalist orientation is dominant, is that the İyi Party will nominate a candidate.
AK Party's Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Candidate was Turgut Altınok. The possibility of Altınok's victory, which will be supported by MHP and the parties within the People's Alliance, depends on the votes of the nationalist base.
Even though Mansur Yavaş is doing his job tightly, the fact that DEM will not support him reduces his chances.
If the İyi Party candidate is a strong name, the winner will be AK Party's Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Candidate Turgut Altınok.
WHICH CANDIDATE WILL WIN IN IZMIR METROPOLITAN?
The CHP candidate in Izmir will probably change. It is estimated that the Good Party's nomination of a candidate will not affect the election.
AK Party Metropolitan candidate Hamza Dağ is unlikely to win because he is not a candidate who can get votes from the left.
WHICH CANDIDATE WILL WIN IN BURSA METROPOLITAN?
AK Party's Bursa Metropolitan Municipality candidate was the current Mayor Alinur Aktaş. MHP and People's Alliance parties will support the AK Party.
DEM is expected to support CHP's candidate Mustafa Bozbey.
İyi Party's candidate, Selçuk Türkoğlu, will try to get the votes of the nationalist base.
The Good Party's nomination of a candidate will undoubtedly benefit AK Party candidate Alinur Aktaş. With the opposition's votes being divided, Alinur Aktaş wins the election easily.
However, district candidates are also important. As a matter of fact, if strong names are nominated in the districts, this will also be reflected in the Metropolitan Municipality.
According to the lobbies, AK Party will enter the elections with Mustafa Esgin in Osmangazi, Oktay Yılmaz in Yıldırım, and Yılmaz Ataş in Harmancık. AK Party, which will support the MHP candidate in Yenişehir and Mustafakemalpaşa, will set out with new names in 8 districts.
The nomination of İyi Party in Mudanya and Gemlik will increase the chances of the AK Party's candidate. In Nilüfer, the CHP candidate is the one closest to victory in the election. However, if we continue with Turgay Erdem, the chance of winning is 50 percent.
WHICH CANDIDATE WILL WIN IN ANTALYA METROPOLITAN?
It looks like the election in Antalya will be a close call. While the AK Party Metropolitan Municipality candidate is expected to be Menderes Türel, İyi Party candidate Nesrin Ünal is expected to divide the opposition votes, and it is considered certain that the CHP's Antalya Metropolitan Municipality candidate will change.
Within the framework of alliances, it is inevitable that the AK Party will emerge victorious in the March 31 local elections.
It is certain that local elections will take place in a different atmosphere compared to previous elections. It seems that every province and district where the İyi Party nominates a candidate will put the CHP in a difficult situation and crown the victory of the AK Party.
Let's see what will happen in the local elections.
Stay healthy and well…
