li ances ▁formed ▁for ▁local ▁elections ▁do ▁not ▁have ▁any ▁legal ▁found ations ▁and ▁merely ▁consist ▁of ▁parties ▁withdraw ing ▁their ▁candidates ▁in ▁support ▁for ▁another . ▁ ▁The ▁table ▁below ▁shows ▁which ▁party ▁within ▁the ▁two ▁al li ances ▁are ▁contest ing ▁each ▁provincial ▁capital ▁district . ▁If ▁the ▁al liance ▁agreement ▁has ▁not ▁extended ▁to ▁that ▁provincial ▁capital ▁and ▁both ▁parties ▁of ▁the ▁al liance ▁are ▁contest ing , ▁then ▁' both ' ▁is ▁shown ▁in ▁that ▁al liance ' s ▁column . ▁ ▁* ▁The ▁Fel icity ▁Party ▁( SP ) ▁was ▁not ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Nation ▁Alliance ▁in ▁this ▁election , ▁but ▁both ▁Nation ▁Alliance ▁parties ▁supported ▁the ▁SP ▁candidate ▁in ▁ Ş an l ı ur fa ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁higher ▁chance ▁of ▁winning . ▁ ▁^ ▁In ▁I ğ d ı r , ▁the ▁Nation ▁Alliance ▁did ▁not ▁exist ▁and ▁the ▁ İ Y İ ▁Party ▁supported ▁the ▁National ist ▁Mov ement ▁Party ▁( M HP ) ▁candidate , ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁joint ▁candidate ▁of ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Alliance . ▁The ▁ İ Y İ ▁Party ▁announced ▁its ▁decision ▁was ▁because ▁they ▁would ▁prefer ▁the ▁M HP ▁candidate ▁winning , ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁the ▁H DP ▁candidate . ▁ ▁People ' s ▁Alliance ▁( AK P ▁and ▁M HP ) ▁ ▁The ▁People ' s ▁Alliance ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁between ▁the ▁A K P ▁and ▁M HP ▁as ▁a ▁union ▁of ▁parties ▁supporting ▁the ▁re - e lection ▁of ▁President