With high voter turnout at the May 14 elections, Incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Türkiye showed it has one of the most advanced democratic cultures
Turkish President Erdogan is hopeful that his alliance will emerge victorious from the May 28 runoff election by attracting more votes and achieving "a historical success.”By giving People's Alliance a majority in Turkish parliament in Sunday's elections, Turkish people confirmed "trust and belief in us and our alliance," says Erdogan. / Photo: AA
“We respect the nation's will manifested through ballot box," Erdogan said on Twitter on Monday, following the May 14 elections. By giving the People's Alliance a majority in the Turkish parliament in Sunday's elections, Turkish people affirmed the “trust and belief in us and our alliance,” he added. The first round of voting ended with no candidate able to clear the required 50 percent threshold, but Erdogan took the lead with 49.51 percent of the vote, according to Ahmet Yener, the head of the Supreme Election Council .His closest competitor Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the main opposition Republican People's Party chair and joint candidate for the six-party opposition Nation Alliance, secured 44.88 percent of the vote. They will face off in the second round on May 28.
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