Gov’t urges questioning success of CHP, MHP, not of İhsanoğlu
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“Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu should not be assessed as successful or unsuccessful. The votes cast were in line with the will of the leaders of the [Nationalist Movement Party] MHP and the [Republican People’s Party] CHP, but are not related to İhsanoğlu’s personality,” Bozdağ told reporters on Aug. 11, a day after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan won the election in the first round.
İhsanoğlu was nominated by the opposition CHP and the MHP as a joint candidate for the presidency, but was unable to force the contest into a second round.
“This result should be assessed as a success or failure of the MHP and the CHP and the teams that lent support to them,” Bozdağ said.
“It has been revealed that parties’ coming together doesn’t have a meaning. What matters is the coming together of the nation,” he added.