Erdogan’s People’s Alliance also won a majority in parliament on May 14. theSun theSundaily Erdogan parliament WorldNews
Supporters of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan holds a flag of his portrait outside the AK Party headquarters after polls closed in Turkey’s presidental and parliamentary elections in Ankara, Turkey May 15, 2023/AFPPix: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is leading Sunday’s runoff election with 53.41 per cent of the vote while opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu has 46.59 per cent, with 75.42 per cent of votes nationwide counted, according to the head of the election authority.
Ahmet Yener, chairman of the Supreme Election Council , gave the official results of the vote count so far to reporters in the capital Ankara, reported Anadolu Agency. More than 64.1 million Turkish citizens were registered to vote, including over 1.92 million who earlier cast their ballots at overseas polling stations.On May 14, no candidate won the required 50 per cent in the first round, which triggered Sunday’s presidential runoff, although the incumbent Erdogan took the lead with 49.52 per cent.Responding to Erdogan’s lead and likely victory on Sunday, his supporters across the country started taking to the streets to celebrate.
Congratulatory messages also began coming in to Erdogan from world leaders, including the leaders of Pakistan, Qatar, Hungary, and Somalia. -
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