The Reasons of Electoral Stagnation of the CHP in the Light of the 2015 Turkish Parliamentary Elections
It is the intention in this article to explain the electoral stagnation of the Republican People’s Party (Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi, CHP) in the light of the 2015 parliamentary elections in Turkey. Drawing on theories of voting behavior, the article uncovers the organizational shortcomings within the...
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| description | It is the intention in this article to explain the electoral stagnation of the Republican People’s Party (Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi, CHP) in the light of the 2015 parliamentary elections in Turkey. Drawing on theories of voting behavior, the article uncovers the organizational shortcomings within the party and the problem of credibility that have emerged as significant impediments to the party in addressing long-term historical-structural issues, mainly the division of Turkish society between the religious periphery and the secular center. Furthermore, the strong identification between the ruling Justice and Development Party (Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi, AKP) and its partisans have made party-switching difficult, having been achieved, above all, through the provision of economic benefits and public services and the consolidation of party identification through growing polarization and division in Turkish politics. Last but not least, the changes to the political environment between the June 7 and November 1, 2015 elections, pushed stability and security to the top of the agenda, as well as AKP’s electoral adjustments in the run-up to the November 1 elections inhibited any possible flow of votes to the CHP. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8a188d2e991e4efebefa11018cbddb952024-12-19T13:27:00ZengSakarya UniversityAkademik İncelemeler Dergisi1306-78852018-10-0113241543810.17550/akademikincelemeler.30691828The Reasons of Electoral Stagnation of the CHP in the Light of the 2015 Turkish Parliamentary ElectionsMehmet BardakçıTülay Yıldırım MatIt is the intention in this article to explain the electoral stagnation of the Republican People’s Party (Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi, CHP) in the light of the 2015 parliamentary elections in Turkey. Drawing on theories of voting behavior, the article uncovers the organizational shortcomings within the party and the problem of credibility that have emerged as significant impediments to the party in addressing long-term historical-structural issues, mainly the division of Turkish society between the religious periphery and the secular center. Furthermore, the strong identification between the ruling Justice and Development Party (Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi, AKP) and its partisans have made party-switching difficult, having been achieved, above all, through the provision of economic benefits and public services and the consolidation of party identification through growing polarization and division in Turkish politics. Last but not least, the changes to the political environment between the June 7 and November 1, 2015 elections, pushed stability and security to the top of the agenda, as well as AKP’s electoral adjustments in the run-up to the November 1 elections inhibited any possible flow of votes to the CHP.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/540446chpoy verme davranışıtürkiye’de siyasettürkiye parlamento seçimlerichpvoting behaviorturkish politicsturkish parliamentary elections |
| spellingShingle | Mehmet Bardakçı Tülay Yıldırım Mat The Reasons of Electoral Stagnation of the CHP in the Light of the 2015 Turkish Parliamentary Elections Akademik İncelemeler Dergisi chp oy verme davranışı türkiye’de siyaset türkiye parlamento seçimleri chp voting behavior turkish politics turkish parliamentary elections |
| title | The Reasons of Electoral Stagnation of the CHP in the Light of the 2015 Turkish Parliamentary Elections |
| title_full | The Reasons of Electoral Stagnation of the CHP in the Light of the 2015 Turkish Parliamentary Elections |
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| title_short | The Reasons of Electoral Stagnation of the CHP in the Light of the 2015 Turkish Parliamentary Elections |
| title_sort | reasons of electoral stagnation of the chp in the light of the 2015 turkish parliamentary elections |
| topic | chp oy verme davranışı türkiye’de siyaset türkiye parlamento seçimleri chp voting behavior turkish politics turkish parliamentary elections |
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