[Opinion] The Ruling Party Got What It Wanted: The Infighting Within the CHP Benefited the AKP - Sözcü Newspaper
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The consolidated poll results, prepared using data from 11 public opinion research companies for the period up to August 2026, have been released. While the performance of the NEW Party, formed after the CHP's dissolution crisis, is noteworthy, the current vote percentages of the parties have become clear.
According to Gündem-ar Research's August poll, the New Party, which ranked first in July, dropped 11.63 points to second place. The AKP increased its vote share and took first place, while the CHP, despite a slight increase in votes, remained in sixth place, unable to move up from its position at the bottom of the rankings.
TKP General Secretary Kemal Okuyan stated that the division process within the CHP did not provide the expected political advantage to the ruling party, saying, "They dismantled the CHP, but they didn't feel relieved. It didn't benefit the ruling party."
TKP General Secretary Kemal Okuyan assessed the split within the CHP and the ruling party's moves against the opposition. Okuyan argued that the AK Party did not achieve the political gains it expected from the division within the CHP, stating, "The aim was to dismantle the opposition, but in doing so, they are also dismantling themselves."
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