A new research was conducted on the AK Party, which suffered a serious loss of votes in the local elections, falling to the second party position for the first time in its history and losing many cities it governed. In the research, it was determined which parties the votes of the AK Party, which lost 6.4 million votes between the March 31 local elections and the May 14 parliamentary elections, went to.
1.3 MILLION VOTES FOR CHP, 1 MILLION VOTES FOR REFAH
With the results of the ballot box, the loss of votes for the AK Party as well as the success of the CHP attracted attention. MetroPoll Research announced the results of its survey to which parties the 6.4 million votes lost by the AK Party in just 10 months were distributed. The research showed that 2.3 million votes were distributed among 2 parties. These parties were CHP with 1.3 million votes and Re-Welfare with 1 million votes.
ACCORDING TO THE SURVEY, 3 MILLION PEOPLE DID NOT GO TO THE BOTTOMS
Survey participants were asked: “Which party did you vote for in the Local Elections of March 31, 2024?” The question was asked. Of the participants who stated that they voted for the AK Party in the May 14 elections, 18.6 million reported that they voted for the AK Party and 12.2 million said that they voted for the CHP. While the number of people who stated that they voted for the Re-Welfare Party was 1 million, the number of people who preferred it over MHP was recorded as 450 thousand. 3 million people stated that they did not go to the polls or cast invalid votes.
6.4 MILLION VOTES LOSS IN AK PARTY IN 10 MONTHS
Evaluating the survey results, Sencar said, “AK Party lost approximately 6.4 million of the votes it received in the May 14 parliamentary election in the March 31 local election. Approximately 1.3 million of this went to CHP and 1 million to YRP. 3 million did not go to the ballot box or canceled their votes.” .
