2023-05-11 05:18:03
Because it is “the fiercest election in Turkey’s modern history,” the parties competed to include celebrities with a high fandom in art and sports, to their lists of 60 million Turks, who are scheduled to go to the polls on May 14.
Opinion polls indicate the inability of either the “Public Alliance” led by the ruling Justice and Development Party, or the opposition coalition, to win the majority in the parliamentary elections, just as there is uncertainty regarding whether one of them will win the first round of the presidential elections.
The opportunity for the opposition increased for the first time in the presidential and parliamentary elections this time; As a result of the largest opposition parties lining up in one direction once morest the Public Alliance, in addition to the efforts of the opposition “Umma” coalition to include the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party, which is the third largest party in Parliament.
Sky News Arabia monitors the most prominent art and sports celebrities that the competing parties were able to nominate on their lists.
List of athletes
- Ex-football player Johan Zhan, candidate for the (opposition) Good Party in Hatay.
- Ex-football player Unal Karaman, candidate for the Konya Good Party.
- Taekwondo player and world and European champion, Irem Yaman, is a candidate for the Republican People’s Party (opposition) in Ankara.
- Former ruler Qudsi Muftuoğlu, a candidate for the Justice and Development Party (governor) in Antalya.
- Former footballer Alpay Ozalan, candidate for the Justice and Development Party of Izmir.
- Swimmer Umut Arman Sunay, candidate for the Justice and Development Party in Istanbul.
List of artists
- Musician Yucel Arzen, a candidate for the Justice and Development Party in Istanbul.
- Actress Bahadir Yenişirlioğlu, candidate for the Justice and Development Party in Manisa.
- Mehmet Umut Tuncer, son of singer Mahmut Tuncer, is a candidate for the Justice and Development Party in Aydın.
- Actress Ozlem Bagci, a candidate for the Nationalist Movement Party (allied with the ruling party) in Mugla.
- Singer Davuto Gülöğlu, a candidate for the new Welfare Party (which is allied with the ruling party) in Istanbul.
- Actor and director Mehmet Aslantog, a candidate for the Turkish Workers’ Party (within the pro-Kurdish Labor and Freedom Alliance).
- Actor Serhat Ozcan, a candidate for the Turkish Workers’ Party in Balikesir.
The fiercest election
Turkish political analyst, Nawzad Sawash, commented to Sky News Arabia on these lists that “the upcoming elections are the most fierce in Turkey’s modern history, and all possibilities are contained therein, whether presidential or parliamentary.”
The political analyst also points out that in addition to the appearance of these celebrities on the lists, there are artists who have declared their desire to participate in the elections, but have not yet appeared on the lists.
In addition to the great chances of the “public” and “nation” alliances, Sawash expects a good performance as well for the Turkish Workers’ Party, citing that it has a presence in the opinion polls, with an entry allied with the Green Left Party (the name under which the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party is running in the elections). ); Which guarantees him seats in Parliament.
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