Turkey Elections: Far-right Sinan Ogan throws support behind Erdogan
It remains unclear how the far-right politician's endorsement will impact the outcome of the consequential presidential runoff as his electoral partners rejected to toe his line.
ANKARA — Turkey’s defeated far-right presidential candidate Sinan Ogan declared his support for incumbent Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan against main opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu on Monday with only six days to go until the runoff in the country's presidential elections.
Speaking at a televised press conference, Ogan cited “stability” in making his decision, saying that Kilicdaroglu’s six-party opposition alliance had failed to secure a parliamentary majority.
“It is important for the country’s stability that the majority of the parliament and the president are from the same alliance,” he said, calling on his supporters to vote for Erdogan in the runoff.
More than 5% of voters supported Ogan during the first round of the presidential polls, in which Erdogan finished with a nearly 5% lead ahead of Kilicdaroglu.
