A Turkish source considered that President Recep Erdogan has a stronger position to win the presidential elections scheduled for tomorrow (Sunday). The Russian “Tass” agency quoted the source close to the legislative circles in Ankara as saying: “Erdogan’s position is stronger because he offers tangible achievements and prospects for development, and that undecided voters tend to vote for him, because the arguments of the opposition do not appeal to them.”
He added that the possibility of large-scale demonstrations or clashes in Turkey after the elections and the loss of one of the political parties will be minimal. He ruled out that the loss of the opposition or President Erdogan would lead to any mass demonstrations or to negative consequences, but he saw that the possibility of local protests exists, especially if the opposition loses, as this will cause an increase in the level of tension in society, and people may try to express their dissatisfaction with this. method. He warned that if there is a risk of an increase in tension and protest actions, they will be effectively thwarted.
The source ruled out that Erdogan’s loss would lead his supporters to take to the streets, pointing out that the reaction of the voters to the loss of the ruling Justice and Development Party’s candidates in the Istanbul and Ankara municipal elections is evidence of this, as winning the leadership of these cities for Erdogan is very important, but the opposition mayors They won it out, and there was no destabilizing reaction.
