MHP leader backs earlier 2028 election, vows unity with Erdoğan
Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli signaled support on June 16 for holding Türkiye’s next elections in April 2028, backing a proposal that could shift the vote forward by several weeks and potentially ease the path for President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to seek another term.
He was responding to remarks by presidential chief adviser Mehmet Uçum proposing a slight shift in the election timetable.
“There isn’t even a time difference between holding the elections on time and the date given by our president’s adviser,” Bahçeli said when asked about Uçum’s suggestion to move the originally scheduled election date of May 7 or 14, 2028, to April 16, 2028.
“Now is the time to clarify every issue under discussion and to bring Türkiye to a structure that fosters stability and growth.”
