Opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu got almost as many votes as Erdogan. There will therefore be a runoff election on May 28th.
What will then be decisive is how Sinan Ogan’s voters decide: he received around 5.2 percent of the votes, but is no longer in the runoff election.
Standoff in Turkey’s presidential election
After around 20 years in power, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has to tremble for his political future.
Opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu got almost as many votes as Erdogan. There will therefore be a runoff election on May 28th.
What will then be decisive is how Sinan Ogan’s voters decide: he received around 5.2 percent of the votes, but is no longer in the runoff election.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his closest rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu received almost the same number of votes in Sunday’s election. In the case of Turks abroad, the verdict is clearer.
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- Stalemate after the elections in Turkey: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan received around 49.4 percent of the votes on Sunday, opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu around 44.9 percent.
- In Switzerland, Erdogan would have been voted out: only 40.33 percent of those eligible to vote gave him his vote.
- In Turkey, a runoff election will be held on May 28th.
It is a novelty for Turkey’s long-term ruler Recep Tayyip Erdogan: he has to face a runoff election for the first time ever.
According to the preliminary final result, Erdogan and his biggest rival – the opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu – got almost the same number of votes. But because both missed the crucial mark of 50 percent, there will be a runoff election on May 28th. This was announced by the electoral authority in Ankara on Monday.
But how did the Turks living abroad vote? An overview of CNN Türk gives information about it.
Erdogan loses in Switzerland but wins in Austria
The one in the Switzerland All votes cast by Turkish voters have therefore been counted. And the vote is clear: only 40.33 percent gave Erdogan their vote, 57.6 percent against Kilicdaroglu. If only the Turks in Switzerland had voted, the change of power would be perfect.
How is it in other countries? In Austria Erdogan’s supporters outweigh him, he gets 71.93 percent of the votes, his rival 25.92 percent. However, not all votes have been counted yet.
In Deutschland: 65.4 percent for Erdogan, 32.61 percent for Kilicdaroglu. However, the count is not complete here either.
Italy on the other hand, all voting envelopes have been opened. The result is clear: 73.85 percent want change, only 23.95 percent want another term for Erdogan.
In France Although only 86 percent of the votes have been counted, Erdogan has significantly more support than his opponent Kilicdaroglu. In numbers: 64.24 percent versus 34.15 percent.
Transparency: In a previous version, we published an incorrect number for Germany in the votes for Kemal Kilicdaroglu. We have corrected this error.
2023-05-15 17:45:02
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