According to all polls, the mayor of Istanbul would have better intercepted the votes of young people and women, but the Turkish opposition parties could not crown him. Meanwhile, the president promises reconstruction after the earthquake and collects help from Saudi Arabia: the central bank has 5 billion dollars ready to support the economy on the Bosphorus
A complicated compromise maybe missing courage and that opposing the Turkish President in the next elections may not be enough Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Turkey’s opposition parties seriously risked not finding the place in one place candidate uniformlybut after initial discord, they found a formula: the 74-year-old Kemal Kilicdaroğlu is nominated candidate for president and rampant mayors of Istanbul And Ankarawhich, given its high popularity, is one of the best young They had legitimate ambitions, they will instead be his proxies in case of victory. This closes a circle that had caused the opposition pole to be abandoned in the last few daysIyithe second power after the capeits leader Meral Aksener She then rejoined the ranks. She initially did not give the green light to Kilicdaroglu’s candidacy because she was convinced that the mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem ImamogluHe had more chances of winning than the other mayor Mansur Javas.
It was Imamoglu, renamed anti-Erdogan mayor, last December sentenced guilty of “insulting public officials,” according to a court in the country,”idiot’ the High Electoral Council, which annulled its election victory in 2019 administrative. Those elections had been repeated, for the record, but Imamoglu had won them again. Rather, his real mistake was that he was the first to defeat the Erdogan candidate Sul Bosphorus after 25 years of unchallenged administration. Polls have long recognized him as the titular capable of defeating the current Turkish president in the May 14 elections, but his allies were not enough to crown him. Meanwhile, the country after the shock of the tragedy earthquake As of a month ago, he doesn’t seem to have lost too much faith in the incumbent President, who immediately announced that he was personally committed to rebuilding everyone Houses collapse. Another element that could play in the government’s favor is the relief that is coming from theSaudi Arabia which will deposit $5 billion in the central bank’s vaults Turkey to support the economy of the Bosphorus.
“Support them economic growth and social and sustainable development of Turkey” are among the goals underlying the agreement, he said riad. The kingdom described the move as “one Transcript of the close cooperation and historical ties between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Republic of Türkiye and its fraternal people”. In fact it is lifebuoy launched towards an economy that presents alarming figures: the Turkish lire against the US dollar, it depreciated by 30% over the past year and by 44% in 2021. foreign exchange reserves Turkey’s net debt has fallen to its lowest level in at least 20 years, while down about $8.5 billion since devastating earthquakes previously struck the country’s southern region FebruaryEarthquake that produced a total damage of $34 billion according to estimates by Bank World. Ironically, in the same period (next spring) two geopolitical rivals like Turkey and Greece will go to elections and both will be affected by two events catastrophicEarthquake and rail disaster which of course could have possible social impact ed Choice.