2018 Selahattin Demirtaş presidential campaign

Selahattin Demirtaş for President
Campaigned for	2018 Turkish presidential election
Candidate	Selahattin Demirtaş; Former chairman of the HDP (2014-2018); Presidential candidate for the 2014 presidential election (2014); The former leader of the BDP (2010-2014)
Affiliation	HDP[lower-alpha 1]
Status	Announced; 25 Apr 2018; Official nominee; 4 May 2018

Selahattin Demirtaş was officially announced as the candidate of the People's Democratic Party (HDP) on 4 May 2018, after members of the party had hinted at his candidacy weeks in advance. Party leader Pervin Buldan declared that Demirtaş, a jailed former co-chair of the HDP, would be leading a five-party "Kurdish alliance" into the general election.[1]

Program

Selahattin Demirtaş's campaign being launched outside Edirne prison where he is incarcerated, 25 May

Defending “No” for the 2017 Turkish constitutional referendum
- 18 proposed amendments to the Constitution of Turkey
  (Full details)
More Minority and Women’s rights
Building a country without Capitalism
The support of Turkish membership of the European Union

Foreign policy

On European Union–Turkey relations, Demirtaş is known for his long-time support for Turkey’s EU accession process, focusing on the pledge to uphold human rights, local democracy, separation of powers and the rule of law as the main tenets of his future presidency. He distinguishes himself from other candidates in his unwavering criticism of what he sees as Brussels's neo-liberal economic agenda.[2]

Election Result

Summary of the 24 June 2018 presidential election in Turkey
Candidate		Party	Votes
Candidate		Party	#	%	±
	Recep Tayyip Erdoğan	Justice and Development Party (AKP)	26,330,823	52.59	+0.80
	Muharrem İnce	Republican People's Party (CHP)	15,340,321	30.64	New
	Selahattin Demirtaş	Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP)	4,205,794	8.40	−1.36
	Meral Akşener	İyi Party (İYİ)	3,649,030	7.29	New
	Temel Karamollaoğlu	Felicity Party (SP)	443,704	0.89	New
	Doğu Perinçek	Patriotic Party (VP)	98,955	0.20	New

Invalid/blank votes			1,129,275	–	–
Total			51,188,524	100.00	–
Registered voters/turnout			59,354,840	86.24	+12.11

Source: Hürriyet

Notes

Supported by the left-wing political parties and groups of the HDK

References

"HDP nominates imprisoned former leader Demirtaş for presidency". Hürriyet Daily News. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
Doğa Ulaş Eralp (30 May 2018). "What do Turkey's other presidential candidates think about the EU?". Ahval.

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[1] Supported by the left-wing political parties and groups of the HDK

[2] "HDP nominates imprisoned former leader Demirtaş for presidency". Hürriyet Daily News. Retrieved 4 May 2018.

[3] Doğa Ulaş Eralp (30 May 2018). "What do Turkey's other presidential candidates think about the EU?". Ahval.