Erdogan’s reaction to his opponents’ victory: I have 4 years to make up for mistakes
Erdogan’s party was defeated by the Republican People’s Party in Turkey’s municipal elections
The Republican People’s Party, by securing more than 37 percent of the municipal votes, surpassed the ruling party, which had obtained 36 percent of the votes, and for the first time in about 50 years became Turkey’s leading party
Erdogan, in a speech acknowledging this defeat, said we received the people’s message from the ballot boxes, and we will evaluate the election results and pursue self-criticism with courage
He stated that with 4 years remaining until 2028, when the next presidential election is, we will strive in this period to correct our mistakes
Additionally, the New Welfare Party, led by Fatih Erbakan, managed to secure 6 percent of the votes and demonstrated its strength as the third party in this election