Panorama: Turkish opposition gets ready to confront Erdogan, Iranian move in the region

During the past week, Arab newspapers discussed the internal Turkish situation, Iranian moves in the region, as well as the escalation in Palestine.

'The Turkish opposition is expanding its alliances in preparation for confronting Erdogan'

The beginning of the Turkish issue, and in this context, Al-Arab newspaper said: “The leader of the Turkish righteous party, Miral Aksınar, announced the existence of negotiations with the two parties that had recently dissented from the ruling Justice and Development Party in order to join the alliance of the nation and join the ranks in the unity front in preparation for the elections in 2023, in a step observers said that it aborted Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's strategy of dividing and dispersing the opposition, making it easier for him to extend his term.

Referring to recent opinion polls that showed the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is at the lowest level of support since its inception, Akshnar said, “The AKP is achieving 25 percent along with the MHP they have about 42 percent. On the other hand, the nation's alliance is growing. The good party is growing, the CHP is not losing votes, and the Socialist party is not doing badly. ”

"It looks like there will be cooperation," she added. I am talking about the Future Party and the Party of Democracy and Progress. ”As a result of these new alliances, it does not seem that it is possible for the former power alliance between the Justice and Development and the National Movement Party to survive.

The joining of the Democracy and Progress Party led by Ali Babacan and the Future Party led by Ahmet Davutoglu establishes the Nation Alliance, an opposition bloc established to challenge Erdogan's 19-year rule, to strengthen cooperation between opposition parties, at a time when the popularity of the ruling party and its leader has eroded.

Despite their recent establishment, the two parties separated from the Justice and Development Party managed to win more votes that were in favor of the ruling party, despite the recent establishment of each of them, as Babacan and Davutoglu are among the heavyweight political figures who served in various high-level positions in Governments of justice and development.

The nascent parties meet with the declared goal of saving Turkey, returning it to the right course, correcting its external relations, healing internal rifts, and protecting rights and freedoms.

'Rouhani promises to' connect 'Iran to Iraq, Syria and the Mediterranean

Regarding Iranian moves in Syria and the region, Al-Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper said: “The Iranian President, Hassan Rouhani, considered that linking the railway network between the cities of Shalamjah in Iran and Basra in Iraq is a“ very important ”project, and will link the two countries with Syria and the Mediterranean region, stressing that the project It will contribute to achieving great change in the region. "

He pointed out that the cities of Abdan, Shalamjah and Khorramshahr are located in a strategic area of ​​great importance, expressing his hope that “we will witness a great change in the region through the agreement that was signed with Iraq on linking the railway network between the cities of Shalamjah and Basra.”

Rouhani stressed that "linking the railway network between Iran, Iraq and Syria will provide the basis for linking Iran to the Mediterranean Sea, which is extremely important." He said that the government is pursuing this project "on the political and operational levels, provided that it will be completed in the coming years."

And Iranian Foreign Minister Muhammad Javad Zarif announced, during his visit to Damascus, the opening of the Iranian Consulate General in the city of Aleppo, with "the approval of President Bashar Al-Assad, with the aim of expanding the scope of economic, cultural and commercial cooperation between the two countries."

Sources indicated that the establishment of a railway network from Iran to the Mediterranean is part of the terms of the recently signed memorandum of understanding between China and Iran.

It stipulated “encouraging and supporting Chinese investors to invest in private and free zones in Iran, especially in the free zones in Qeshm, Arvand (Muhammarah / Shatt al-Arab) and Mako” and “attracting Chinese investments in establishing the main railway system in Iran such as Isfahan-Shiraz, and Tehran. Mashhad, the high-speed railways from Tehran-Tabriz, and participation in the construction of highways, including the North-Tehran highway, ”and“ defining a joint industrial or service project in third countries, with the aim of participating in the reconstruction of the countries of the region, including Iraq, Afghanistan, and Syria, ”in addition to“ the commencement of construction of the railway corridor from Pakistan and Iran to Iraq-Syria, and the implementation of related projects. ”

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