Aksoy Research: Opposition bloc at 60 percent, resolve strengthened

Aksoy Research Chairman Ertan Aksoy, in a statement to Cumhuriyet Newspaper, noted that the establishment of the New Party did not create significant erosion in the opposition's voter base, and that the real shift occurred in voter resolve. According to Aksoy, 40 percent of Turkish voters listen only to the government, another 40 percent listen only to the opposition, and the decisive 20 percent in the middle is taking a clearer stance toward the opposition in each successive poll. In the 2023 elections, there was a split from the opposition bloc as the result approached; Aksoy emphasized that today this bloc remains at approximately 60 percent and appears much more stable compared to previous periods. He added that on the government side, no significant defection tied to the establishment of the New Party has yet been measured.