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The opposition alliance in Turkey: a viable alternative to Erdoğan?
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Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik -SWP- Deutsches Institut für Internationale Politik und Sicherheit
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... view more
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. (author's abstract)... view less
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Free Keywords
Türkei; Innenpolitische Lage/Entwicklung; Parteienspektrum; Politische Partei; Gesellschaftliche/Politische Opposition; Parteienbündnis; Kandidaten (Wahl); Wahl/Abstimmung; Adalet ve Kalkinma Partisi (Türkiye); Erdoğan, Recep Tayyip; Entwicklungsperspektive und -tendenz
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
7 p.
Series
SWP Comment, 52/2022
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18449/2022C52v02
ISSN
2747-5107
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications