▁Re cep ▁T ay y ip ▁Er do ğ an ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁president ial ▁election . ▁During ▁the ▁election ▁campaign , ▁the ▁two ▁parties ▁were ▁joined ▁by ▁the ▁Great ▁Union ▁Party ▁( BB P ) ▁and ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁al liance ▁would ▁last ▁until ▁the ▁next ▁general ▁elections ▁ 2 0 2 3 . ▁ ▁Spe cul ation ▁continued ▁after ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁general ▁election ▁as ▁to ▁whether ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Alliance ▁would ▁remain ▁for ▁the ▁local ▁elections . ▁Despite ▁initial ▁mixed ▁signals , ▁M HP ▁leader ▁Dev let ▁Bah ç eli ▁announced ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁that ▁he ▁intended ▁to ▁support ▁A K P ▁candidates ▁in ▁key ▁races ▁and ▁continue ▁the ▁al liance ▁into ▁the ▁local ▁election . ▁After ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁disag re ements ▁with ▁the ▁A K P , ▁particularly ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁the ▁re insert ion ▁of ▁the ▁Student ▁O ath , ▁the ▁M HP ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁contest ing ▁the ▁elections ▁alone . ▁The ▁' tem por ary ▁susp ension ' ▁of ▁the ▁al liance ▁was ▁subsequently ▁confirmed ▁by ▁Er do ğ an . ▁However , ▁a ▁month ▁later ▁after ▁a ▁meeting ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁leaders , ▁the ▁Alliance ▁was ▁declared ▁to ▁have ▁res umed , ▁with ▁the ▁M HP ▁subsequently ▁pulling ▁its ▁candidates ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁the ▁A K P ▁in ▁numerous ▁provinces , ▁such ▁as ▁An k ara ▁and ▁Ist an bul . ▁ ▁Nation ▁Alliance ▁( CH P ▁and ▁ İ