11 reasons for Erdoğan’s defeat in Turkish municipal elections

According to the international group Tasnim news agency, now that more than one A week has passed since the municipal elections in Turkey, the Erdogan government and the Justice and Development Party have gradually gotten over the surprise and initial shock of the defeat and have taken a step towards evaluating the reasons for the defeat.

One ​​of the authors The famous Turkish celebrity named Selvi discussed the issue of Erdogan’s attitude towards the main reasons for the failure of the Justice and Development Party and how he sees the issues. How does a politician who has been used to his party always being the first party in Turkey for 22 years, now that the ruling party is second in the country’s votes.

Abdul Qadir Selvi, one of Turkey’s old analysts who has been writing for Hurriyet newspaper for many years, is one of the journalists who has a direct and friendly relationship with Erdogan. Salvi’s fame is due to the fact that he has access to the latest information of the ruling party, he can directly contact Erdogan’s direct line, and his daughter’s wedding was attended by a significant number of other Turkish political and judicial officials, in addition to Erdogan and Abdullah Gul.

Salvi has a clear bias in his writings and always writes in favor of Erdogan and the ruling party. But his writings are worthy of attention from the point of view that by reviewing the contents of his column, one can understand the most important internal developments of the Justice and Development Party of Turkey.

Salvi in ​​two long columns in Hurriyet , has analyzed several conversations of Erdogan with the leaders of the ruling party in the meeting of the policy making council. That is, the same meeting that was held in order to evaluate the reasons for the victory of the opposition and the defeat of the ruling party. said?

When I learned about the content of Erdoğan’s speech at the first meeting of Akparty leaders after the election, I said to myself, his diagnoses about the reasons for the failure It is true and correct, he has presented the correct final analysis and now it is the turn to untie the knots and remove the obstacles. The serious matter of “self-criticism” has an honest approach. Erdogan’s speech was very important after the unsuccessful results of the recent elections.

When you win an election, it is a very good thing to go to the balcony and give a speech to an enthusiastic crowd of party supporters. . But it is important to be able to speak for your fans even after defeat. The importance of intelligence and tact of a leader emerges in such difficult situations. Erdogan succeeded in this task. If he fastened a wrong button on his shirt, he was on the wrong track until the last step. But he closed the first button correctly and showed that he is aware of the mistakes.

Erdogan is currently a leader who has managed to save his party from the difficult situation it is in several times. He was taking it out and establishing it as the first party of the country. He increased the votes of Justice and Development Party, which had decreased to 38% in the 2009 elections, to 49.8% in the 2011 elections. He was able to increase his party, which won 40 percent of the votes in the June 7, 2015 elections, to 49 percent in the November 1 elections, 5 months later. No one should be disappointed. Erdoğan is someone who has passed great tests and when it was said that “the era of the Justice and Development Party is over” he took great steps again.

He is a leader who can fail. turn it into victory. In this sense, Erdoğan’s statement that “March 31 is not an end for us, but a turning point for us” is a true and important statement. Only Erdogan can do this. Because he has this leadership capacity and showed such performance successfully for 22 years in power.

Erdogan’s findings about the reasons Defeat

President Erdoğan expressed his most comprehensive assessment of the election results at the meeting of the central executive committee of his party. Here, I would like to share my three views about Erdoğan, which include three critical moments:

1- When the presidential election went to the second round in the competition with Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu. was drawn, gave a successful speech and accepted the election results with great maturity.

2- In the balcony speech after the defeat in the elections, he announced with firmness and self-criticism, the message from the fund We understand correctly that the vote is coming and we will do what is necessary.

3. In the comprehensive assessment that he made at the party leaders’ meeting about the election, he made important points that showed his political tact. showed.

Was Erdogan angry or calm in that meeting?

An atmosphere was created in the media as if Erdoğan was very angry. But it is said that Erdogan was very calm during this meeting.

Erdogan said after finishing his speech: “All together, we will see our mistakes. We will create solutions.

The media claimed that he requested the resignation of the members of the Central Executive Council, but the fact is that in the said meeting, Erdogan did not enter into this issue in any way. It didn’t happen. Resignation requests are out of the question.

After Erdogan’s speech, Ali Ehsan Yavuz, deputy head of the party’s election affairs, and Yusuf Zia Yilmaz, deputy head of local institutions, spoke about the election results. Then Erdoğan asked all the members to comment. He personally sometimes took notes and did not jump into the speech of those present.

=”RTL”>1. Unfavorable economic conditions and continued inflation.

2. Dissatisfaction of retirees.

3. Arrogant attitude of some candidates Party with fans.

Erdogan always said: “Be humble. Never forget to be humble in front of people. Don’t look down on citizens.” But arrogance, showing off, excessive use of political power and bad behavior, as the most serious problems, had a negative impact on the party’s vote.

11 points mentioned by Erdogan

Let me quote excerpts from Erdogan’s words, which include sincere self-criticism and important observations about The party was:

1- No one in the management of the party, including myself, can escape responsibility. The election results cannot be reduced to one reason. My duty is to deal with any error, mistake, intention or betrayal.

2- The election results cannot be explained with only one reason and it should not be said, the only reason The reduction of our votes is the state of the economy. 3- A large section of the society, especially the retirees, whose complaints we have listened to in all provinces, suffered a decline in welfare. Our efforts to reduce the problems of retirees could not reach the desired point.

4- After Corona and the war between Russia and Ukraine, the increase in inflation and the increase in the cost of living were deeply felt. Our measures to deal with inflation were not seen enough.

5- The message of the nation is clear. The loss of our votes in the elections is obvious. I think we cannot blame this situation on the nation, we will look for the fault in ourselves. Let’s vote.

7- Both the headquarters, organizations and candidates are responsible for the current situation.

8- We as a party Justice and development came from the heart of the nation. We should not build a wall between ourselves and the nation. Our greatest enemy will be building a wall between us and the nation. The contemptuous and arrogant view of the nation is unacceptable.

9- We will fight against the negative attitudes that can be seen in the management of provincial and district branches, municipalities and bureaucracy.

p dir=”RTL”>10- In order not to continue the process of reducing our votes and not to melt like ice under the sun and pay a heavier price in the future, we must realize our mistakes.

11- We must be careful not to waste the results and achievements of 22 years of hard struggle.

Attention to the points mentioned by Erdogan in the analysis column of Abdul Qadir Salvi in ​​Hurriyet newspaper. It shows the fact that Erdoğan has not considered a share for his mistakes in almost any of the clauses, and even in the economic problems of his country, he has blamed the Corona virus and the war between Russia and Ukraine. It is expected that he will change some members of the government cabinet as well as the ruling party’s deputies in order to establish these points and introduce people as the main culprits.

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