The cost of the funding crisis to AKP has been revealed: A visible decline in the polls!

A remarkable backstage information has emerged regarding the impact of the funding scandal on Turkey's agenda on AKP voters.

According to the news in Türkiye newspaper, known for its closeness to the government, public opinion surveys submitted to the AKP administration showed a loss of 3 to 4 points in the party's votes after the start of the funding crisis.

THE VOTES DID NOT GO TO OTHER PARTIES, BUT...

It was stated that voters who moved away from AKP in the surveys have not yet turned to another political party.

It was reported that the party management evaluated that the voter group in question was among the undecided and waiting for the steps to be taken.

It was stated that AKP staff defined this segment as a "grey area" and thought that whether voters would return to the party or not depends on the policies to be followed in the coming period.

AKP SOURCES: “THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS”

AKP sources whose views were included in the news admitted that voters moved away from the party due to economic problems and recent developments.

AKP sources made the following assessment:

"Voters are not running away from us yet and are not going anywhere else. But there is a group of people who do not want to vote for us either. Due to both economic difficulties and recent events. A mass of undecided people or a community that will not go to the polls is forming. This is very dangerous."

LOCAL ELECTION REMINDER

It was stated that the party staff particularly drew attention to the risk that voters who do not go to the polls pose for the AKP.

AKP sources argued that a significant portion of the voters who did not vote in the local elections consisted of those who had previously voted for the AKP, and made the assessment, "We need to break this cycle."

“CITIZENS WANT TO SEE BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE”

In the statements of AKP sources, it was seen that the public discomfort regarding the funding scandal was also monitored by the party management.

Sources said, "Citizens want to see concrete accountability," and revealed that the scandal had not only economic but also political consequences.

The 3-4 point loss in the surveys submitted to the party management indicated that the funding crisis had begun to turn into a direct voter erosion for the AKP.