Poll: Erdoğan loses to unspecified 'opposition candidate'

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President and Justice and Development Party (AKP) Chair Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's popular support has fallen below 35 percent, according to a new poll.

In the poll between May 12-15 among 2,400 people in 27 provinces, the Yöneylem Research company, respondents were asked, "If there was a presidential election next Sunday, would you vote for President Erdoğan or the opposition candidate?" According to the results, Erdoğan seems to have lost his chance against the opposition.

The share of the respondents who said they would vote for Erdoğan was 34 percent whereas 51.8 percent said they would vote for the opposition. Also, 7.4 percent said they would not cast a vote and 6.8 percent said they were "undecided."

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