International Desk: Voting for the most important election in Turkey’s modern history has ended. Now the counting of votes is going on. Preliminary unofficial results showed Recep Tayyip Erdogan leading with 56.67 percent of the vote. On the other hand, opposition candidate Kemal Kuluchdarulu got 37.41 percent of the votes.
Voting started at eight in the morning local time in the country and lasted until five in the afternoon. Voters voted for the presidential and parliamentary elections at the same time. News from Anadolu and Aljazeera
It is said to be one of the most significant elections in modern Turkey’s hundred-year history. Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been in power in Turkey for 20 years. Today’s election will determine whether President Erdogan can stay in power.
But political analysts say it is very difficult to predict at the moment. Right now, I can say Erdogan’s vote percentage may drop. Most likely, Kemal Kuluchdarulu’s vote percentage may increase. But we don’t know how much it can increase. Usually, 50 percent of the votes counted do not change the results drastically.
According to various opinion polls, Erdoan’s main rival, Kemal Külüçdarülü, is slightly ahead in the presidential election. He is leading an alliance of six opposition parties.
If a candidate fails to get more than 50 percent of the votes, the election will be held in a second round. In that case, the second round of voting will be held on May 28.
According to Turkey’s election law, any news coverage of the results is prohibited until 9:00 p.m. on the day of the vote. An indication of whether the presidential election will be held in the second phase can be found at midnight today.
