The opposition alliance in Turkey: A viable alternative to Erdoğan?

Berk Esen

No 52/2022, SWP Comments from Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), German Institute for International and Security Affairs

Abstract: In a remarkable development for Turkish politics, six opposition parties signed a joint manifesto at a public ceremony on 28 February. The document outlines plans to abolish the executive presidential system and restore rule of law and civil liberties under a "strengthened parliamentary system". The successive concentration of power in President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's hands has culminated in a hyper-presidential system without meaningful institutional checks. The opposition parties are determined to reverse this process by offering the electorate an alternative political platform supported by a single presidential candidate. If their cooperation generates a pre-electoral alliance for the upcoming elections, the opposition camp dubbed the "Table of Six" has a reasonable chance of defeating Erdoğan and his governing bloc.

Keywords: opposition alliance; Turkey; Recep Tayyip Erdoğan; Justice and Development Party (AKP); National Action Party (MHP); presidential elections (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.18449/2022C52v02

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