Meral Aksener vs Saad Hariri

Aksener founded the IYI Party, a nationalist and secularist party, after leaving the MHP. The party aimed to challenge Erdogan's AKP and became a key opposition force.

Aksener's IYI Party joined the Nation Alliance with Kilicdaroglu's CHP and other parties to contest the 2018 elections. The alliance aimed to defeat Erdogan's AKP but fell short of a majority.

Aksener initially announced her candidacy for the 2018 presidential election but withdrew to support the joint opposition candidate Muharrem Ince. She later criticized the decision.

Aksener initially joined the six-party opposition alliance but later withdrew, then rejoined, causing political turmoil. Her party supported Kilicdaroglu in the presidential election, which Erdogan won.

Saad Hariri was elected Prime Minister of Lebanon on November 9, 2009, after his March 14 Alliance won parliamentary elections. He formed a national unity government that included Hezbollah, reflecting Lebanon's complex political landscape.

Hariri resigned as Prime Minister on January 12, 2011, after Hezbollah and its allies withdrew from his government, collapsing the coalition. The resignation followed tensions over the Special Tribunal for Lebanon investigating his father's assassination.

Saad Hariri was again appointed Prime Minister in December 2016 after a two-year political vacuum. He formed a unity government with Hezbollah and President Michel Aoun, but the government struggled with economic crises and corruption.

Hariri announced his resignation as Prime Minister on November 4, 2017, while in Saudi Arabia, sparking allegations that he was forced to resign by Saudi authorities. He later returned to Lebanon and rescinded the resignation after international mediation.

After the 2022 parliamentary elections, Hariri's Future Movement lost significant seats. He announced he would not run for prime minister again and boycotted the political process, citing Hezbollah's dominance and lack of reform.