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

Bericht

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.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Series: SWP Comment ; No. 52/2022

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Politik
• Thema: opposition alliance ; Turkey ; Recep Tayyip Erdoğan ; Justice and Development Party (AKP) ; National Action Party (MHP) ; presidential elections

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Esen, Berk
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP)
• (wo): Berlin
• (wann): 2022

Weitere Informationen

• DOI: doi:10.18449/2022C52v02
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/266575
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-81770-7
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:44 MEZ