A total of 26 parties present their lists for the parliamentary elections on May 14 in Turkey

10 Apr. (EUROPE PRESS) –

The Turkish electoral commission has confirmed that a total of 26 political parties have presented their lists for the parliamentary elections on May 14, the date on which a presidential election will also be held in which Recep Tayyip Erdogan will seek a new mandate.

The president of the Supreme Electoral Council (YSK), Ahmet Yener, has indicated that the body now has to analyze whether they meet the conditions, for which it has until Tuesday, as reported by the Turkish news portal Duvar.

The parties that make up the government alliance have presented their lists separately, so Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) and its allies –among which the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) stands out– will go to the polls with their own candidates.

For their part, four parties of the opposition National Alliance have nominated candidates under the Republican People’s Party (CHP) list, while the Good Party (IYI) has presented its own lists, with the exception of six provinces, where it is running. in coordination with the CHP, led by Kemal Kiliçdaroglu.

Erdogan will face three other presidential candidates, including Kiliçdaroglu, who is running with the backing of the country’s six main opposition parties in an attempt to unseat the president. The latest polls point to a close race between the two.

To emerge victorious in the first round of the presidential elections, the candidates must obtain more than 50 percent of the support. Otherwise, the junta, which has rejected the appeals filed by the opposition against Erdogan’s candidacy, has scheduled a second round of elections for May 28.

Opponents insist that Erdogan is in violation of the constitution, which sets a maximum of two terms. However, Erdogan has hidden behind the 2017 constitutional reform and has pointed out that said amendment reset the counter to zero.