AKP to fall short of majority in November elections: Poll
A new opinion poll finds that Turkey’s governing Justice and Development Party (AKP) will fall short of the votes needed to form a single-party government in the upcoming snap elections.
According to the survey conducted by Metropoll, a Turkish public opinion polling agency, support for the AKP stands at 41.4 percent, showing that the party does not have enough votes to form a single-party government in the country's snap elections on November 1.
To form a single-party government, the AKP must obtain at least 276 deputy seats out of the 550 in parliament.
The results, however, show that support for the AKP has witnessed a slight increase compared to the country’s June 7 legislative elections.
The findings of the study, which was carried out from September 2 to 5, was released by Metropoll chairman Ozer Sencar on the CNN Turk TV channel on Monday evening. As many as 2,540 people participated in the survey.
The findings of the survey also indicated that support for the Republican People's Party (CHP) was at 27.3 percent, the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) was at 15.3 percent and the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) was at 13 percent.
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said earlier this week that only a single-party government can contain the "terror plague" in the restive country.
"A single-party government needs to be ensured to fight both the terror plague and economic challenges," Davutoglu said in an address to the ruling party’s annual congress in Ankara as the country prepares for consequential snap polls on November 1.
"We are heading towards November 1 elections on behalf of a permanent government, sustainable development and rights and freedom for everyone," he said.
The congress was overshadowed by the recent deadly clashes between the Turkish army and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants.
The AKP fell short of securing sufficient votes during the June 7 elections to form a single-party government after 13 years of unrivaled ruling.
On August 21, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said November 1 is the date for the snap elections in the wake of a failure in coalition talks between the AKP and main opposition factions.
On August 18, Prime Minister Davutoglu officially admitted failure to form a coalition government after talks with opposition parties did not deliver any practical results. Following the failure of coalition talks, Erdogan approved the formation of an interim government that will run the country until snap elections in November.
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