Turkish Election Council Announces 1st Ever Presidential Runoff on May 28

© AFP 2023 YASIN AKGULCHP members watch TV after the first results at the CHP building in Istanbul on May 14, 2023, after polls closed in Turkiye's presidental and parliamentary elections first round. Turkiye votes in a momentous election that could extend incombent President's two-decade grip on power or put the mostly Muslim nation on a more secular course.
CHP members watch TV after the first results at the CHP building in Istanbul on May 14, 2023, after polls closed in Turkiye's presidental and parliamentary elections first round. Turkiye votes in a momentous election that could extend incombent President's two-decade grip on power or put the mostly Muslim nation on a more secular course.  - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 15.05.2023
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ISTANBUL (Sputnik) - Turkiye's Supreme Election Council officially announced on Monday the second round of the presidential election in the country scheduled for May 28, noting that this will be the first-ever runoff.
"Our organization decided on the basis of the current situation, when no candidate is gaining 50% of the votes, to hold the second round of the presidential election on Sunday, May 28. This will be the first time in the history of Turkiye," Ahmet Yener, the head of the election commission, told reporters.
People waves Turkish and AK ruling party flags as they listen to Turkish President and People's Alliance's presidential candidate Recep Tayyip Erdogan during an election campaign rally in Ankara, Sunday, April 30, 2023. Presidential elections in Turkiye are scheduled to take place on May 14. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 12.05.2023
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As of 12:15 GMT, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has obtained 49,51% of votes, while his main challenger, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, has obtained 44.88%, he said.
More than 26 million people have voted for Erdogan, over 23.8 million — for Kilicdaroglu, and more than 2.7 million — for Sinan Ogan of the ATA Alliance.
Erdogan said on Sunday that the presidential and parliamentary elections are running smoothly so far and expressed hope that their outcome will be good for the Turkish people and the state.
Turkiye held the presidential and parliamentary elections on Sunday.
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