AK Party’s melting vote comes to light in polls, ruling power worried

AK Party lobbies note that “the party is increasingly losing votes” for reasons such as poor economic progress, unemployment, and exchange rate increases hitting the “middle class”. They believe the administration can recover the economy with tourism but it is difficult to do it in two years..

Towards the 2023 Presidential and parliamentary elections, worries regarding the “political base of the party“ began to occur within AK Party. It is noted that “the AKP is increasingly losing votes” for reasons such as the economic crisis, the so-called “middle class” is negatively affected by exchange rate increases.

“Will 2023 be the AKP’s last power election? Are we preparing for a Jubilee?” It is stated that the party leadership avoids sharng views on the economy with President Erdogan and do not open it for discussion” while it is noted that the polls commissioned by the AKP are no longer shared due to the “loss of votes”.