PodcastPoll shows İYİ Party would rank third in elections, replacing gov't ally MHP
A recent survey by private pollster AREA Research revealed Turkey's opposition İYİ Party coming in third in a potential election, following the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the main opposition CHP. The AKP's coalition partner Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) ranked fifth, following pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP).
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A recent survey by private pollster AREA Research revealed a change in the ranking of Turkey's political parties by their vote shares, with the opposition Good (İYİ) Party replacing government-allied Nationalist Movement Party (MHP).
In a potential election, the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) was revealed to receive 39 percent of votes, while main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) obtained 24.5 percent of votes.
İYİ Party came in third with 12 percent, a spot usually reserved for the MHP, the AKP's partner in the ruling People's Alliance.
AKP-MHP coalition can't rally 51 pct of votes to form gov't, recent poll revealsMeanwhile, pro-Kurdish Democratic People's Party (HDP) occupied fourth place with 10 percent of votes, followed by the MHP at only 8 percent, which is below Turkey's election threshold.
İYİ Party was founded by MHP dissidents, with the former's leader, Meral Akşener, known with being a staunch critic of MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli.
AKP breakaway Democracy and Progress Party (DEVA), founded by former deputy prime minister Ali Babacan, obtained only 2.6 percent of votes, while former prime minister Ahmet Davutoğlu's Future Party received 1.4 percent of votes.
Meanwhile, a majority of 57.3 percent of survey participants said that they would vote in favor of a parliamentary system in a potential referandum to determine the political system of the country.
The attitude toward the government's financial policies fell outside of party lines with 58.4 percent saying that they thought the administration's economic policies were "unsuccessful."
The attitude toward the government's fight against coronavirus was also non-partisan with 84.3 percent saying that the administration was successful in managing the pandemic.
MHP leader calls for reforming political parties law to ensure continuation of presidential systemThe answers to what participants thought were Turkey's biggest problems were overwhelmingly revealed to be the economy with 46.4 percent and unemployment at 20.6 percent.