“Ankara Prepares for Presidential Run-Off: Quiet Propaganda Amid Fierce Competition”

Turkey, with the capital, Ankara, in the heart of it, entered the stage of electoral silence at exactly six o’clock in the evening today, without remarkable propaganda appearances, in contrast to the first round in which the tumultuous electoral events continued until the last minute.

In light of the propaganda silence, the Supreme Electoral Commission teams prepared the ball again for polling day by setting up booths and ballot boxes inside Ankara schools, which would turn into polling centers on election day.

The Turkish capital, Ankara, carries political symbolism, as it is the capital of the country. The elections also come in light of the centenary of the founding of the republic, in addition to the fact that Ankara comes second after Istanbul in terms of electoral weight and population, with about 6 million people, represented by 36 parliamentarians.

Turkey is divided into 87 constituencies, and each province is a constituency in itself, with the exception of Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir, which are major provinces, each of which is divided into several constituencies. These constituencies include 191,884 ballot boxes.

Quiet hours before polling

In Kizilay, the main square in Ankara, the formations of the Justice and Development Party were distributing roses to passers-by with wide smiles on their faces while they were wearing T-shirts painted with the image of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the party’s logo, while the formations of the opposition Republican People’s Party were distributing pictures of Kamal Kilgdar Oglu, meters away. On Cranville Cultural Alley.

Young Gurkan, a member of the Justice and Development Party, told Al-Araby Al-Jadeed that Erdogan’s victory is guaranteed, with a rate of 54%. While Sinam, a member of the Republican People, stated that Ankara gave their candidate its vote in the first round, clinging to the hope that he would win in the second round.

In the current May 14 elections, Erdogan won 49.52 percent of the vote, while Kiljdaroglu won 44.88 percent, and Sinan Ogan 5.17 percent, according to the final results announced by the Supreme Electoral Commission. The first round also showed Kılıçdaroğlu’s superiority over Erdogan in Ankara, as the first got 47.31 percent of the votes of the residents of Ankara, while the second got 46 percent, while Sinan Oğan got 6.39 percent.

While touring the “New Arab” in the historic Ulus Square near Kizilay, Mr. Fatih confirmed; One of the displaced people from the state of Kahramanmaraş re-elected Erdogan, especially after he saw “the People’s Party attack on the residents of the earthquake areas that gave their votes to Erdogan, contrary to the opposition’s expectations,” he said.

As for Elift, she made up her mind not to go to the polling stations, as she was a supporter of Muharram Ince, who withdrew before the first round, and she believes that the victory is settled for Erdogan, who got 49.5, and he only needs a few tenths, and she was secured by the support of the third candidate, Sinan Ogan.

However, the Turkish citizen Samet rejects what is being reported in the media that the second round of the presidential elections is settled in Erdogan’s favor, because the Kurds, Ankara, Istanbul, Izmir, and some nationalists and conservatives will elect Kilgadaroglu, he said.

Polls

Opinion polls in Türkiye showed Erdogan ahead of Kılıçdaroğlu. The candidate of the Grandparents’ Alliance, “Ata” Sinan Ogan, announced his support for President Erdogan in the run-off, while the coalition parties announced their support for Kejdar Oglu.

The Saros company conducted a poll between May 16 and 21, among 1,868 voters, and showed Erdogan’s lead over Kılıçdaroğlu. The poll, which previously showed the opposition candidate leading before the first round, indicates that Erdogan will receive 53.1 percent, and Kılıçdaroğlu will receive 46.9 percent.

For its part, the “ASAL” company conducted a poll between May 19 and 24, among 2,184 voters, which showed that Erdogan would receive 53.4 percent, and Kılıçdaroğlu would receive 46.6 percent.

On the other hand, the Özdemir Company conducted a poll on May 18 and 22, among 5,916 voters in 81 Turkish states, and the poll showed that Erdogan advanced by 54.12 percent, over his rival Kılıçdaroğlu, who received 45.88 percent in the run-off.

KONDA announced that it had conducted a comprehensive survey between May 20 and 21, among 3,607 voters in 34 Turkish states, in which gender was taken into account. She explained that the opinion poll included the cities of Adana, Ankara, Antalya, Gaziantep, Istanbul, Izmir, Konya, Bursa and 26 other cities. The poll showed that Erdogan will receive 52.7 percent, while his rival Kılıçdaroğlu will receive 47.3 percent.