05.02.2025 08:11
While the process of determining the party's presidential candidate through a primary election was being discussed in the CHP, a noteworthy poll was published. As there were differing opinions between Mansur Yavaş and Ekrem İmamoğlu regarding the primary election, the ranking of the two candidates in the poll drew attention.
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In the presidential election held in May 2023, BETİMAR Research, the company that provided the closest result, asked voters, "Who should be the opposition's presidential candidate?" in its latest survey.
MANSUR YAVAŞ LEADS
According to BETİMAR's survey, voters preferred Mansur Yavaş with 28.4% when asked, "Who do you think should be the opposition's presidential candidate?" İBB President Ekrem İmamoğlu came in second with 21.2%. CHP Chairman Özgür Özel found himself in third place with 4%.
VOTING TREND WAS ALSO ASKED
Voters were also asked, "If Mansur Yavaş, Ekrem İmamoğlu, and Özgür Özel are candidates, would you vote for them?" The response percentages revealed that the favorite candidate is Mansur Yavaş.
DEBATE ON PRE-ELECTION IN CHP
In CHP, a pre-election is being discussed to determine the presidential candidate. Before the MYK meeting, Ankara Metropolitan Mayor Mansur Yavaş stated, "I think it is too early to determine a candidate." After Özel announced that the CHP's presidential candidate would be determined by a pre-election and that the process would be completed within a few months, it was reported that Yavaş was uncomfortable with this decision and might even decide not to participate in the pre-election. Yavaş made his first statement on the subject after an event he attended yesterday, responding to reporters' questions. Yavaş said regarding the pre-election question, "First of all, I think it is too early to determine a candidate. Given the current economic difficulties, I believe that candidates should not exhaust each other's energy, and society should not have to deal with this." When asked, "You said it's early, but does that mean you won't be a candidate if there is a pre-election?" he replied, "There is no such thing. I just find the candidacy early." İBB President Ekrem İmamoğlu supported the decision to hold a pre-election to determine the CHP's presidential candidate, stating, "Honestly, the trend our party has put forward right now is a historical moment, a democratic revolution."
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