The official count gave Erdogan 49.5% of the vote in the first presidential round

This content was published on May 19, 2023 – 16:47
May 19, 2023 – 16:47

ISTANBUL, May 19 (EFE) – Turkey’s acting president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, won 49.52% of the vote in the first round of the presidential election, last Sunday, against 44.88% for Social Democratic candidate Kemal. Kiliçdaroglu, according to the official results published by the Electoral Commission on Friday.

As for the third, far-right opponent, Sinan Ogan, he received 5.17%, according to that information, which practically does not differ from the provisional numbers provided by the official Anadolu Agency.

With no candidate receiving an absolute majority, a final second round will be held on May 28 between Kilicdaroglu and Erdogan, who aspires to extend his two decades in power for another five years, first as prime minister and since 2014 as president.

Opposition parties in recent days have challenged the results of nearly 3% of the polls, alleging discrepancies between the signed electoral registers and the data appearing in the digital system, but a fundamental adjustment in the count was not expected.

Just over one million ballots were discarded as invalid out of a total of 54.8 million of the total 61 million registered voters, which equates to an electoral turnout of 87%, nearly one point above that registered in the election. highest in two decades.

Among the 1.7 million Turkish citizens who voted abroad, Erdogan received a clear majority of 58%, while Kilicdaroglu barely reached 40%, a phenomenon also noted in previous elections. EFE

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