“Erdogan Wins Second Presidential Term in Turkey’s Election: Results and Analysis”

The current president of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, will remain at the head of the country for another presidential term.

It is reported by “European truth“.

According to the results of both the state agency Anadolu and the opposition ANKA, Erdogan outpaced his rival, opposition leader Kemal Kiichdaroglu, in the second round of elections.

According to the state agency Anadolu, after opening 97.12% of the ballot boxes, Erdogan received 52.21% support, while Kılıçdaroğlu received 47.79%.

According to ANKA, after opening 96.46% of the ballot boxes, Erdogan was in the lead with 51.78%, while Kılıçdaroğlu had 48.22%. At first, the opposition agency reported that Kilicdaroglu aheadhowever, with the end of the count approaching, it gave preference to Erdogan.

The CEC of Turkey publishes official data somewhat later than news agencies. Turkey’s Central Election Commission chairman said Erdogan is leading the presidential race with 54.5% after counting 54% of the vote. Kılıçdaroglu has 45.5%.

Erdogan beat Kılıçdaroğlu in the first round of elections two weeks ago by almost 5 percentage points.

The key issues in this election were soaring inflation and the cost of living, as well as the effects of devastating earthquakes that claimed more than 50,000 lives.

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