Baku/31.03.14/Turan Municipal elections held in Turkey on March 30 are the preparation for presidential elections in August this year. For this reason the agitation and propaganda work was conducted at the level of parliamentary elections, said Rauf Mirkadyrov, political columnist for " Ayna-Zerkalo " and representative of this edition in Turkey in an interview with Turan.
Despite numerous political and corruption scandals, electoral victory won the ruling party AKP.
Political scandals affected the elections, but the losses of the ruling party were less than it was expected;
90% of voters took part in the vote. For Turkey it is a very high figure Compared with the parliamentary elections in 2011, the AKP lost 5 % of the vote, and this time has won 45%.
This is a fairly convincing result that will significantly affect the presidential election . "It seems that the results of the presidential elections have already been identified," said Rauf Mirkadyrov.
According to him , the ruling party won the elections in Istanbul and other major cities. Moreover, in Istanbul candidate from the main opposition party CHP was not able to achieve the results of the previous elections. At the same time, the results of elections in Ankara and Antalya remain disputable.
According to Mirkadirov, who observed elections, falsification were possible during the elections. "I was a witness , as refugees from Syria, living on the outskirts of Ankara, tried to take part in the vote. Observers prevented an attempt , but such things happened in other places, " said Mirkadyrov.
"Municipal elections showed, that if the opposition CHP and MHP formed a coalition, they would win the elections in some places. Therefore, if in the presidential elections these parties unite and put forward a single candidate, there will be a different political situation," said Mirkadyrov.
He also believes that the municipal elections in Turkey will not have a major impact on the situation in Azerbaijan.
"It is wrong to think that in Azerbaijan , unlike in Turkey , public opinion will soon become an important social factor," said political analyst.
For noon on March 31 at elections voted 89.05 %. Currently 96.69 % of the votes have been counted. The ruling party AKP has won 45,05%, CHP - 29,12%, MHP - 15,35%, and BHP - 3,78%. -03B04-
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