Erdogan’s approval rating falls below 40 percent: survey

PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has suffered a loss in his approval rating, which has dropped below 40 percent, in line with his party’s declining public support in the latest elections held on March 31, Turkish Minute reports citing the results of a recent survey.

The Ankara-based MetroPoll has announced the results of its monthly survey, “The Pulse of Turkey”, for April detailing the approval ratings of Turkish politicians.

The survey was conducted on 2,235 people across 28 provinces between April 17 and 24.

A total of 53.4 percent of respondents said they disapprove of the performance of Erdogan, who was elected for another term in the May 2023 presidential election.

Many link Erdogan’s declining popularity with the deteriorating economic situation in the country, where inflation stands at around 70 percent, making it difficult for Turks to even meet their basic needs.

At the top of the list is Ankara Mayor Mansur Yavas, from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), who was reelected by a wide margin against the AKP mayoral candidate in the March 31 local elections.

Yavas has an approval rating of 65.8 percent, the highest he has enjoyed so far. He is followed by İstanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoğlu, again from the CHP, and elected for his second term on March 31.

Imamoglu’s approval rating stands at 52.8 percent.

The two mayors are seen as the strongest rivals of President Erdogan, whose party sustained its worst defeat since its establishment on March 31.