The Turks are waiting for the decisive hour, and Erdogan is the most likely to win – Al-Hiwar Al-Jazaeryia

On Sunday, all eyes will turn to Turkey, which will witness presidential and parliamentary elections, the second according to the presidential system, in which President Erdogan, the candidate of the opposition Nation Alliance and the leader of the Republican People’s Party, Kamal Kilicdaroglu, are running again.

Opinion polls gained media momentum amid a state of follow-up, and the latest statistics showed that the Justice and Development Party, led by Erdogan, is the most likely to resolve the election results.

As the current president is considered the strongest candidate among the candidates, as he has more than 20 years of political experience, in addition to the “close relationship” with the conservative sector that he established, which is the most important element that has supported him in power so far, and there is a sense of confidence by many voters. In President Erdogan, which makes him lean on a strong partisan base.

In turn, the academic researcher on Turkish affairs in Ankara, Hussein Al-Ali, agreed that Erdogan’s strengths are his long organizational and administrative experience, since he was mayor of Istanbul in 1994.

Al-Ali pointed out that the “Islamic conservative nationalist” identity of Erdogan and his party makes him enjoy the support of a wide segment of Turkish society.

And this election comes in a context in which Turkey finds itself in the midst of a clash in many files at the regional and global levels, and the authority’s attempt to “zero” the problems with a number of countries in the region, which again puts Erdogan and his party in an important and decisive test, and makes the election campaign a focus of attention and monitoring by the party. By several major countries, including Russia and America.

At a time when Turkey is preparing for its elections in a feverish domestic context, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu issued a warning to Russia, accusing it of being responsible for publishing fake materials on social media before Sunday’s polls. This prompted a response from the Russian presidency.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said today that the “allegations” of Russia’s interference in the Turkish presidential elections are “false and fabricated by liars.”

For his part, Erdogan defended Russia and criticized its accusation of meddling in Turkey’s elections, and Erdogan said during an election rally in Istanbul, on Friday, addressing Kilicdaroglu: “Shame on you, what would you say if I went out and also said that America, Germany, France or Britain are the ones who Orientation of elections in Turkey?

And Muharram Ince announced the withdrawal from the Turkish presidential elections, just days before their scheduled date, on Sunday, which is the elections that constitute the biggest political challenge in the country in decades.