Turkey’s surging electricity prices dent voter support for Erdogan

Source:Financial Times Date:25Feb2022

Polls suggest that erstwhile supporters of Erdogan’s ruling Justice and Development party (AKP) make up a disproportionate share of the chunk of voters who say they are undecided about who to support in next year’s presidential and parliamentary elections. Can Selcuki, director of the Turkiye Raporu polling agency, said some may choose to stay at home on election day — a phenomenon that could work in favour of the opposition. But he said that, even in a country where ideological allegiances are more important than policy proposals, Erdogan’s rivals were missing a trick by failing to convince voters on the economy.