ANKARA, Apr 28 Single opposition candidate in presidential elections In Turkey, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu is ahead of incumbent head of state Tayyip Erdogan, the Duvar newspaper cites an April poll by Motto and Bulgu Research, according to which the opposition politician will succeed in the second round of elections.
Presidential and parliamentary elections in Turkey scheduled for 14 May. The final list of candidates included the current head of state, 69-year-old Erdogan as a candidate from the «Republican Alliance», the candidate from the opposition «People's Alliance» 74-year-old Kilichdaroglu, as well as the leader of the Memleket party, 58-year-old Muharrem Ince and 55-year-old candidate from the alliance Ata Sinan Ogan. The second round of elections, if none of the candidates receives more than 50 percent of the vote, will be held on May 28.
To the question: «Which party would you vote for if the elections were held this Sunday?», 34.2% of those polled spoke in favor of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Parti), 33% said that will vote for the largest opposition Republican People's Party (CHP).
Answering the question «Which candidate would you vote for in the presidential elections if the elections were held this Sunday?», 49.5% of respondents named Kilicdaroglu, Erdogan was supported by 41.5% of respondents.
If the elections go to the second round, the preferences of the respondents, according to the survey, were as follows: Kilichdaroglu — 51.4%, Erdogan — 40.9%. The undecided make up 4.2%, 3.4% will not vote.
The survey was conducted by telephone in 26 provinces, 2400 people were interviewed, the error of the results was 2%.