Erdogan wins elections with 52.14 votes in the run-off polls: World leaders Congratulate Erdogan
The international surveys and polls once again proved false as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won re-election with 52.14 per cent votes.
The surveys were claiming Ergodan’s victory with more or less 80 per cent votes. However, his rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu again secured 47.86 percent votes, keeping intact his voters and supporters.
The Supreme Election Council announced the final result of the run-off elections early Monday morning.
In the first round, none of the candidates secured more than 50 percent votes on May 14.
Erdogan announces his victory
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan announced his victory in Turkey’s presidential election late Sunday night. Erdogan’s win steered his authoritarian rule into a third decade.
During the initial vote count, Erdogan was leading in the presidential runoff with 53.41% of the vote. His rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu obtained 46.59%, with 75.42% of the votes counted. Ahmet Yener, chairman of the Supreme Election Council announced the initial results of the runoff election.
Tayyip Erdogan (left) and his main competitor Kemal Kilicdaroglu
On May 14, no candidate won the required 50% in the first round, which triggered the presidential runoff. Last time Erdogan took the lead with 49.52%. Erdogan’s electoral alliance also won a majority in parliament on May 14.
“We have completed the second-round presidential election with the favor of our nation,” Erdogan said, expressing his gratitude to the people of Turkey.
Addressing supporters on Sunday evening, Erdogan said his voters had given him the responsibility to rule for the next five years.
“The only winner is Turkey,” he said, addressing cheering supporters from atop a bus in Istanbul. Final official results have yet to be released.
Victory will reinforce Erdogan’s image of invincibility after having redrawn domestic, economic, security, and foreign policy in the NATO member country. Erdogan positioned Turkey as a regional power.
PM Shehbaz congratulates Erdogan, supporters celebrate victory
Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif today congratulated Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan for his re-election for the third term, spanning five years.
Heads of the state from other countries, including Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Russia, and France, etc., also congratulated Erdogan for his victory in the run-off elections on Sunday.
Meanwhile, thousands of his supporters assembled at his Istanbul residence to celebrate victory as data gave him the edge with nearly 99% of ballot boxes counted.
“All 85 million of our citizens are the winners of both the May 14 and May 28 elections,” Erdogan said.
