The alliance of six opposition parties of Turkey (People's Alliance) has chosen 74-year-old Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the head of the People's Republic Party (RKP), as their only candidate to participate in the June presidential elections.
RKP was created by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey. Although the structure has not been in power since the 1990s, it is the country's earliest political party. Kemal Kilicdaroglu himself is known as "Gandhi Kamal" or "Turkish Gandhi" because of his resemblance to Indian civil rights leader Mahatma Gandhi.
According to a last-minute agreement, the leaders of five other opposition parties will become vice presidents if Kylichdaroglu wins the election. In addition, the alliance allows the mayors of Istanbul and Ankara to be appointed as vice presidents under appropriate conditions.
If the opposition alliance wins, they may want to return the parliamentary form of government to the country. As noted, the "People's Alliance" intends to fight against inflation, restore the independence of the country's central bank and continue the path of Turkey's membership in the European Union.
Earlier, Erdogan confirmed that presidential and parliamentary elections would be held in the country on May 14.
Due to the consequences of the largest earthquake in the history of Turkey, it was proposed to postpone the elections to June 18.
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