14.11.2026 17:10
While negotiations continue between the New Welfare Party, the Felicity Party, and the DEVA Party for an election alliance, a message has come that the scope of the alliance could expand. New Welfare Party Deputy Chairman Suat Kılıç said, "In a system requiring 50 percent plus 1, much broader-based alliances may become inevitable." Kılıç also emphasized that his party's presidential candidate is Fatih Erbakan.
Contacts continue between the New Welfare Party, the Felicity Party, and the DEVA Party regarding a possible election alliance. In his latest statement, New Welfare Party Deputy Chairman Suat Kılıç stated that talks among party leaders are continuing and that the scope of the alliance may expand.
"ALLIANCES WITH A BROADER BASE MAY BECOME INEVITABLE"
Kılıç, saying that the talks on bringing the three parties together should not be considered a definite alliance formula, stated that the Presidential Government System could lead political parties toward more comprehensive cooperation.
Kılıç said, "If we make a three-party limitation as the New Welfare Party, the Felicity Party, and the DEVA Party, this may not be a very accurate limitation within the flow of politics. Because in a system that requires 50 percent plus 1, alliances with a much broader base may become inevitable."
ERBAKAN IS CONDUCTING MULTIFACETED TALKS
Also touching on the political contacts of New Welfare Party Chairman Fatih Erbakan, Kılıç stated that the talks cover more than one political option in order to offer voters different alternatives.
According to Kılıç's statements, in addition to the contacts maintained with the Felicity Party and the DEVA Party, the possibility of forming a broader political union is also being evaluated. However, there is no finalized decision regarding which parties the alliance will include.
"OUR PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE IS FATIH ERBAKAN"
In addition to the possible alliance talks, Kılıç also clarified the issue of the presidential candidacy and emphasized that the New Welfare Party's candidate is Fatih Erbakan.
Recalling that Erbakan withdrew from candidacy at the last moment in the previous presidential election, Kılıç stated that this time the candidacy decision is clear.
Kılıç stated that the authority to make and announce the decision regarding Erbakan's candidacy was left directly to the Chairman by the party bodies.
THE SCOPE OF THE ALLIANCE HAS NOT YET BECOME CLEAR
While contacts between the New Welfare, Felicity, and DEVA parties continue, it is not yet clear whether the possible cooperation will include other political parties.
Noting that there is a long calendar ahead until the elections, Kılıç reported that the talks are continuing at the leaders' level.