![]() ![]() ![]() YSK is responsible for the administration and jurisdiction of the elections in Turkey.Īlthough both the opposition and the ruling alliance initially declared victory, the state-funded YSK and AA claim that Erdogan is leading. This is because all major state institutions are controlled by Erdogan’s loyalists, including the Supreme Election Council (YSK) and the Anadolu Agency (AA), who declare the results. ![]() Turkey’s elections, however, are not free or fair. Even so, according to multiple surveys and polls prior to the elections, Erdogan and his fascist ally, the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), could lose the elections. It appears that Erdogan is in a strong position to win a third term. A run-off will therefore take place on May 28. The head of the Supreme Election Council (YSK), the highest electoral authority in Turkey, said no candidate secured the majority needed to win the elections. A third candidate, nationalist Sinan Ogan, picked up 5.17% of the vote. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and his main rival, Kemal Kilicdaroglu of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), went head-to-head in the election.Įrdogan scored 49.50% against Kilicdaroglu’s 44.89%. Citizens of Turkey went to the polls on May 14 to cast their vote in the presidential and parliamentary elections, with official turnout reaching a record 88.9%. ![]()
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