2023 Turkish general election

The 2023 Turkish general election will be held on 18 June 2023.[1] Presidential elections are held to elect the President of Turkey using a two-round system. Simultaneously, parliamentary elections are held to elect 600 Members of Parliament to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey.

2023 Turkish Presidential Election
On or before 18 June 2023
Opinion polls
 
Party AKP CHP HDP
Alliance People's Alliance Nation Alliance
 
Party İYİ MHP
Alliance Nation Alliance People's Alliance
Incumbent President

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
AKP


Background

Elections of 2018
Main article: 2018 Turkish general election

The previous Turkish general election took place on 24 June 2018. The election marked the country's transition from a parliamentary system to a presidential one, as narrowly endorsed by voters in the controversial 2017 constitutional referendum. That election resulted in a victory for incumbent president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who had held the position since 2014. Meanwhile, the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) lost its absolute majority in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey for the first time since June 2015, forcing it to rely on its ally, the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) of Devlet Bahçeli, to pass legislation. The office of the Prime Minister of Turkey was abolished on 12 July 2018, and its last holder, Binali Yıldırım, took office as the Speaker of the Grand National Assembly.

Although there were speculations about a snap election prior to the regular one in 2023, Bahçeli ruled them out. In a written statement, he said that elections would not be held before 2023. He also confirmed that the current coalition between AK Party and MHP will remain intact and Erdogan will be their joint nominee for President.[2]

Presidential election
Main article: 2023 Turkish presidential election

Publicly expressed interest

Potential candidates

Declined to be candidates

Parliamentary election
Main article: 2023 Turkish parliamentary election

Contesting parties
Justice and Development Party Republican People's Party Peoples' Democratic Party Nationalist Movement Party İyi Party
Last election:
42.56%
21,335,579 votes
295 / 600
Last election:
22.64%
11,348,899 votes
146 / 600
Last election:
11.70%
5,866,309 votes
67 / 600
Last election:
11.10%
5,564,517 votes
49 / 600
Last election:
9.96%
4,990,710 votes
43 / 600

Other parties also wish to contest the election, but the Interior Ministry has not yet registered them all.[16]

See also

References
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  13. "İstanbul mayor says he will not run for president in 2023 - Turkish Minute". Turkish Minute. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  14. "Mansur Yavaş: Cumhurbaşkanlığına odaklanmak gibi bir niyetim yok | DW | 28.10.2021". Deutsche Welle (in Turkish). 28 October 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  15. "İYİ Party's Akşener says she will run for prime minister not president - Turkey News". Hürriyet Daily News. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
  16. Karageldi, Zeynep (2021-06-06). "Q & A with The Turkish Green Party". Global Green News. Retrieved 2021-10-18.
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