Poll: Turks seek new political parties, faces
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Hürriyet Daily News
Oluşturulma Tarihi: Temmuz 04, 2009 00:00
ISTANBUL - Forty-three percent of Turks say "a new political party is needed," while 37 percent see the ruling AKP government as unsuccessful, according to a poll published Friday.
The poll, conducted with the participation of 2,409 people in 33 provinces, showed that 43 percent of Turks think the country needs a new political party, while 48 percent think it does not.
A total of 54.6 percent of those in favor of a new political party support the main opposition Republican People's Party, or CHP, while 31.5 percent support the ruling Justice and Development Party, or AKP, the poll published in daily Milliyet showed. "The most important reason for such a huge rise in the number of people seeking a new party since the 2001 financial crisis is that citizens feel the governing and opposition parties cannot sufficiently meet the needs of society," said Adil Gur, owner of A&G polling company, which conducted the poll.
The figures also revealed that the number of those surveyed wanting to see the establishment of a new party increases directly in line with their education level. Respondents were evenly split in response to a question about the success of the AKP, with 36 percent finding the party successful and 37 believing them to be unsuccessful.
A total of 54.6 percent of those in favor of a new political party support the main opposition Republican People's Party, or CHP, while 31.5 percent support the ruling Justice and Development Party, or AKP, the poll published in daily Milliyet showed. "The most important reason for such a huge rise in the number of people seeking a new party since the 2001 financial crisis is that citizens feel the governing and opposition parties cannot sufficiently meet the needs of society," said Adil Gur, owner of A&G polling company, which conducted the poll.
The figures also revealed that the number of those surveyed wanting to see the establishment of a new party increases directly in line with their education level. Respondents were evenly split in response to a question about the success of the AKP, with 36 percent finding the party successful and 37 believing them to be unsuccessful.