Erdogan Outperforms Opposition Leader
Turkey’s national news agency, Anadolu, reported that of the 97 percent of votes counted, Erdogan was ahead with 52.5 percent compared with Kilicdaroglu with 47.8 percent.
An election official shows a ballot paper featuring the two candidates, Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) and Kemal Kilicdaroglu at a polling station during the presidential runoff vote in Ankara on May 28, 2023. Turkey votes on May 28, 2023 in a historic runoff that Turkish President enters as the firm favourite to extend two decades of his Islamic-rooted rule to 2028.
ANKARA, SUNDAY – Early vote count results in the second round of Turkey’s presidential election on Sunday (28/5/2023) placed incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ahead of his rival, opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu. Turkish Election Board chairman Ahmet Yener said that with 54.6 percent of the ballot boxes were counted, Erdogan had received 54.5 percent of the vote while Kilicdaroglu received 45.5 percent.
Turkey’s national news agency, Anadolu, reported that of the 97 percent of votes counted, Erdogan was ahead with 52.5 percent compared with Kilicdaroglu with 47.8 percent. Independent news agency Anka also reported Erdogan’s lead over Kilicdaroglu with 50.06 percent compared with 49.4 percent.