The leader factor of the manifestation of voters prefer: Eastern Black Sea example

Elections are considered to be one of the most important events in order to determine a county's fate. Since public representatives are chosen through elections, the voters have the power to change that fate. In this regard, the criteria which the voters take into account while voting is an important issue. Leadership is an important factor to form voters' political preferences as it constitutes the most important element in a political party. The person to be designated as a leader needs to have certain characteristics in relation to their personality, democracy understanding, charisma and authority. A leader may affect voters' political preferences by these characteristic features. Politics, political participation, political behavior should be mentioned in order to understand voters' preference. In addition to these, leadership, types of leadership and the distinction between leadership and management need to be evaluated in order to achieve political leadership. Key Words: Voter Preference, Political Participation, Political Parties, Political Leadership,