The Unity of the Six Opposition Parties in Turkey, the Analysis of their Consensus, and its Meaning in Terms of Democracy
Mainly since 2010, to prevent the erosion of Turkish democracy, six opposition parties allied and started a joint work. This alliance has importance for the history of democracy in Turkey. In their second meeting, the leaders of the “Nation Alliance” parties, which published a consensus text in their first meeting, published the features they would look for in the candidate they wanted to nominate in 2023. The opposition alliance, which is known to have issues on which they disagree, and the problems they agree on, does not cover all opposition parties. The People’s Democracy Party (HDP), the Workers’ Party of Turkey (TIP), and the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) are looking for another alliance that unites socialist ideas. However, the socialist coalition also stated that they could support the candidate against the ruling party in 2023.
