The coalition of six opposition parties against Erdogan has disbanded.
In about two months, the parliamentary and presidential elections in Turkey are scheduled to begin, and the coalition of six opposition parties against the Erdogan government has disbanded. Meral Aksener, the leader of the Good Party, said on Turkish television that the six-party coalition can no longer reflect the will of the people in its decisions.
According to surveys, the Good Party intended to determine a common candidate based on public opinion poll results as the second strongest group in the opposition coalition.
Aksener explained after meetings with representatives of her party that her proposed candidates, Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul, and Mansur Yavas, the mayor of Ankara, both from the Republican People’s Party, were rejected by other coalition members.
The leader of the Good Party added that instead of their proposal, they wanted to choose Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the leader of the largest opposition party, the Republican People’s Party, who is favored by other alliance partners.
Aksener emphasized that her party will not surrender to the demands of other coalition members.