After the 6 Opposition Parties meeting held at the beginning of January, the leaders decided to establish a joint commission to study the formulas that could be applied in the parliamentary elections. The commission, which will include representatives from 6 opposition parties, will come together in the coming days and start working. The 6 opposition parties, which came together to move to the strengthened parliamentary system, continue to work for the joint presidential candidate and the goals of obtaining the majority in the Parliament. In the statement announced after the meeting hosted by the Future (Gelecek) Party, it was decided to establish a joint commission for the leaders to study the alternatives to be applied in the parliamentary elections and present them to the chairpersons in order to obtain the constitutional majority in the Parliament. The commission, which will be formed by the staff members authorized by the opposition parties in the commission, is expected to hold its first meeting in the coming days.
ONE LIST FORMULA IN SMALL PROVINCES
While the staff expects the first meeting to be before January 26, they will discuss many formulas within the scope of the parliamentary elections. According to the information reflected in the backstage, it will be discussed to issue a joint list in places where the opposition could not nominate candidates according to the 2018 elections. Within the scope of the plan, which will not cover the metropolitan cities, the names that all parties will agree on will be nominated as deputy candidates in small cities such as Şırnak, Hakkari, Bingöl and Düzce.
IN MAJOR PROVINCES CAN BE ENTERED WITH A MIXED LIST
While the opposition parties are working on the candidate formulas, it is expected that the joint list formula will be applied in the provinces where the Justice and Development Party (AKP) has single-handedly elected deputies. While there are cities such as Gümüşhane, Kilis and Düzce among these provinces, similar formulas are expected to be applied in provinces such as Rize and Şanlıurfa, where the AKP is seen as strong. In this way, the opposition plans to reduce the number of AKP's deputies, as well as to reach the number of 360 that will reach the constitutional majority. There is talk of parties’ using the mixed formula in metropolitan cities. It will be discussed that the parties with a high percentage of votes to be able to enter the elections from their lists.