Three candidates are vying for the presidency: incumbent head of state Recep Tayyip Erdogan, opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu and ATA Alliance candidate Sinan Ogan.
In Turkey, on Sunday, May 14, the presidential and parliamentary elections of the 28th convocation started. It is reported by Ukrinform.
More than 191,000 ballot boxes have been installed in the country, voting will last until 17:00.
In total, more than 64.1 million citizens will vote in the country and abroad, and 4.9 million voters will vote for the first time. Voters will receive two ballots at the polling stations, which must be placed in one envelope and dropped into the ballot box.
Three candidates are vying for the presidency: incumbent head of state Recep Tayyip Erdogan, opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu and ATA Alliance candidate Sinan Ogan. A fourth candidate officially dropped out of the race a few days ago, but his name remains on the ballot because it was no longer possible to reprint it.
24 political parties and 151 independent candidates are registered to participate in the parliamentary elections.
If none of the candidates wins an absolute majority of votes in the first round, the second round will take place on May 28.
Recall that on Friday, May 12, Kemal Kilicdaroglu accused the Russians of plotting and spreading fakes.
We add that after this statement, the Kremlin “froze off” about the interference of the Russian Federation in the elections in Turkey.
Earlier, the media reported that the Russian special services staged a series of staged protests in Europe. The purpose of such “measures” is to embroil Turkey and its NATO allies, as well as to discredit Ukraine.
