page_title: 2018 Muharrem İnce presidential campaign
section_title: Campaigning
hierarchical_section_title: 2018 Muharrem İnce presidential campaign / Campaigning
caption_attribution_description: English: The CHP launching its 2018 election manifesto
context_page_description: Muharrem İnce, a member of parliament for Yalova, was announced as the presidential candidate of the Republican People's Party on 3 May 2018. The following day, on 4 May, party leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu formally proclaimed the CHP's support for İnce. Shortly thereafter, the CHP began preparations for the campaign season, launching the production of campaign material and merchandise. It was revealed in early May that İnce's campaign would adopt the slogan “Türkiye’ye güvence Muharrem İnce”, roughly translating to "Muharrem İnce, an assurance to Turkey." The campaign began with an election rally in his home city of Yalova on 5 May.
context_section_description: As of 31 May, media suggested that "even die-hard CHP critics would concede" that İnce was "performing far better than expected", crisscrossing the country with a focus on promises to restore democracy and rule of law, and to offer better pay and education. With respect to president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, he displayed a mix of contempt and near pity. Over the last week of May, İnce saw a 74 percent increase in social media popularity, bringing him close to Erdoğan who maintained the top spot on social media, with mentions and tags pertaining to him hitting the 1.3 million mark, with İnce at just over 1 million, while competitors Meral Akşener had 280,852, Selahattin Demirtaş 201,922 and Temel Karamollaoğlu 181,703.
caption: Muharrem İnce at the CHP manifesto launch, 26 May
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