In the Turkish presidential election, he was called the “kingmaker” or “robber of eggs” because of the influence that the vote of his supporters could have on the outcome of the second round of elections scheduled for the 28th of this month.
Since the publication of the results of the first session, which did not decide the victory of either the incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan or his opposition rival, the head of the Republican People’s Party, Kemal KılıçdaroÄŸlu, the name “Sinan Ogan” has been in every language in Turkey.
In his new position, the extreme nationalist Turkish politician, who came third in the first round of the presidential election, said he was “open to dialogue” with both candidates in the second round, although he could urge his voters to support Erdogan. .
Ogan, who does not belong to any political party, added that he would make the final decision after negotiations with Erdogan and KılıçdaroÄŸlu. “We can say that we do not support any of the candidates,” he added.
“more cultured”
He also confirmed that he was not surprised by the number of votes he received last Sunday, which he attributed to “Turkish nationalists and youth who think we are more cultured and weary of old politicians,” according to an AFP report.
As for the Kurdish issue, he stressed that he maintains a firm position on it and opposes “terrorism in all its forms.”
He said “I oppose any organization that does not distance itself from terrorism,” referring to the pro-Kilichdaroglu People’s Democratic Party (HDP), which is considered the most prominent supporter of the Kurds and is accused by the government of having ties to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). , which is classified in Ankara as a terrorist organization.
In previous statements, Ogan stressed that “the fight against terrorism and the return of refugees are red lines for supporting any of the candidates.”
“We do not know”
For its part, Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party has made it clear that it currently has no information on any planned meeting between the outgoing president and Ogan.
It is noteworthy that Ogan, who defected from the nationalist movement, a party allied with the Erdogan camp, won 5.17% of the vote in the first round, according to official results that are still not final.
Loss of Kurdish votes
Although the incumbent and his most prominent Social Democratic rivals failed to win the absolute majority (50% of the vote) needed to win the first round, they advanced to the decisive second round, which was scheduled for May 28.
On the other hand, analysts attribute the good result achieved by the Kılıçdaroğlu coalition to several factors, including the Kurdish vote. Thus, if Kılıçdaroğlu gets close to Ogan, he risks losing Kurdish votes.
Thus, the opposition candidate is faced with two options, the best of which is bitter!
