2023-05-14 21:05:17
Update on the situation at 5 a.m.
It is 6 a.m. in Turkey (5 a.m. in Paris) and according to the latest data from the official Anadolu agency, 98.31% of the ballots have been counted. Hundreds of thousands of votes from abroad are missing, but a second round now seems certain.
Erdogan would indeed obtain 49.35% of the votes, below the 50% mark. He is closely followed by his opponent, Kiliçdaroglu, who would get 44.99% of the vote.
98% of the ballots counted, Erdogan leading the first round with 49.34% of the vote
It is 4:48 a.m. in Turkey (3:48 a.m. in Paris) and the official Anadolu agency is publishing partial results following counting 98.02% of the ballots. Recep Tayyip Erdogan is still in the lead with 49.34% of the vote, followed by Kemal Kiliçdaroglu (44.99%).
4.35% and 2,330,308 votes separate the two men. If a second round seems to be looming and now seems proven, a victory for Erdogan is still possible, many votes abroad have still not been counted.
Update on the situation at 3 a.m.
It is 3 o’clock in Paris (4 o’clock in Turkey) and no official final result has been communicated to Turkey’s Superior Electoral Council on the presidential election.
• According to the latest figures from Anadolu Agency, Erdogan leads with 49.35% of the voteon 97.67% of the ballots counted.
• His opponent, Kiliçdaroglu, is second with 44.98% of the vote. He promises victory “in the second round” once morest Erdogan.
• If a second round now seems certain, there are still many votes abroad that need to be counted. Mathematically, Erdogan can still be elected tonight. La prudence s’impose.
Opponent Kiliçdaroglu promises victory “in the second round” once morest Erdogan
It is a little following 3 a.m. in Turkey (2 a.m. in France) and Erdogan’s opponent, Kemal Kiliçdaroglu, promises his supporters victory “in the second round”, while the final results have not yet been given. .
According to the official Anadolu agency, which publishes provisional results following counting 97.23% of the ballot boxes, Erdogan would come out on top with 49.36% of the vote. Kiliçdaroglu is in second position with 44.96% of the vote.
“We don’t know yet if the election is over with this first round but if the people take us to the second round, we will respect it,” said the outgoing president, who claims to be “clearly in the lead” earlier in the night. of the first round.
Erdogan claims majority of seats for his side in Turkish Parliament
In his speech, outgoing President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claims the majority of seats for his side in the Turkish Parliament. In addition to the presidential, the legislative elections take place this Sunday.
Erdogan in the lead with 49.39% of the vote, more than 96% of the ballots counted
“Even if the results are not yet published, we are clearly in the lead,” assured Turkish President Erdogan. According to the latest data from the official Anadolu Agency, 96.89% of the ballots were counted.
Erdogan would come out on top with 49.39% of the vote, followed by Kiliçdaroglu with 44.92%.
Ballot boxes in Turkey were 99.43% counted, according to Anadolu Agency. The votes that have not yet been counted therefore come mainly from ballot boxes abroad.
Erdogan claims to be ‘clearly in the lead’
The outgoing president is given the lead, with 49.42% of the vote, following the counting of 96.41% of the ballots, according to the latest data from the official Anadolu agency. He claims to be “clearly in the lead” tonight.
Update on the situation at 12:30 a.m.
It is 12:30 a.m. in Paris (1:30 a.m. in Turkey), an opportunity to take stock of the results of the first round of the presidential election.
• Recep Tayyip Erdogan is below 50%. According to the latest data from the official Anadolu agency, the incumbent president obtains 49.50% of the votes out of 95.45% of the ballots counted.
• His main opponent, Kemal Kiliçdaroglu, is given him at 44.79%. The gap between the two men is therefore less than 5% and has been reduced slightly for several hours, but the results from abroad might change the situation.
• An unprecedented second round therefore seems to be looming this Sunday evening in Türkiyesuspended on the results of the counting of the presidential election.
Less than 5% gap between Erdogan and Kiliçdaroglu, towards a second round
According to data from the official agency, the gap between Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his opponent Kemal Kiliçdaroglu continues to narrow. At 11:47 p.m., the two men have respectively 49.56% and 44.72% of the votes, out of 94.66% of the ballots counted.
These results, which have yet to be confirmed, open up the prospect of a second round on May 28.
The gap between Erdogan and Kiliçdaroglu is 5.08%, 93% of the ballots counted
At 11 p.m., 93.02% of the ballots had been counted and Erdogan continued to lead the race with 49.67% of the vote. But his main opponent Kiliçdaroglu is in second place, with 44.59%.
The gap between the two men is therefore 5.08% and has narrowed in recent hours. An unprecedented second round therefore seems to be looming in Türkiye.
Erdogan falls below the 50% mark, on nearly 90% of the ballots counted
Outgoing President Recep Tayyip Erdogan fell below 50% of the votes, on nearly 90% of the ballots counted, announces the official Anadolu agency.
At 11 p.m. local time, the Head of State won 49.94% of the vote, more than 5 points ahead of his main opponent, Kemal Kiliçdaroglu, opening the prospect of a second round on May 28.
“We are in the lead”, claims opponent Kemal Kiliçdaroglu
The Turkish opposition candidate for the presidency Kemal Kiliçdaroglu claimed to be “in the lead” in the presidential election ahead of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
“We are in the lead,” he said on Twitter, challenging the figures from the official Anadolu agency which gives 52.5% of the votes to the head of state following the counting of more than 40% of the ballots.
Erdogan leads the presidential election on 25% of ballots counted
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is given the lead in the presidential election on Sunday evening following the counting of 25% of the ballots, according to official media.
The outgoing president, in power for twenty years, obtained 54.3% of the vote at this stage once morest 39.8% for his opponent Kemal Kiliçdaroglu, according to still very provisional results reported by the state agency Anadolu.
Polling stations close in Türkiye, without notable incident
Polling stations close at 4 p.m. French time in Turkey, pending results around 8 p.m.
End of reign for Erdogan following 20 years in power?
Will Turkey’s strongman hand over? The re-election of Islamo-conservative President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, president for 9 years, but in power for 20 years, is not guaranteed, while the latest polls announce a very close ballot and that more than 5 million young people will vote for the first time.
Turkey, worn down by an economic crisis, is hit by inflation that exceeded 85% in the fall and was still marked by the deadly earthquake that occurred last February.
Strong mobilization of citizens this Sunday for an undecided ballot
Voters at the rendezvous? Queues have been long at polling stations this Sunday across the country since they opened this morning.
The duel promises to be tight to choose the country’s thirteenth president. A total of 64 million voters, who will also elect their parliament, are registered in nearly 200,000 offices across this country of 85 million inhabitants.
‘We missed democracy’: main opponent of Erdogan votes in Ankara
The main opposition candidate Kemal Kiliçdaroglu voted in Ankara.
“We missed democracy,” said the social democrat, all smiles.
“You will see, spring will return to this country, God willing, and it will last forever,” he added, using one of his campaign slogans.
Erdogan votes in Istanbul and says he wishes “a profitable future” for the country and for democracy
Outgoing Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wished Sunday “a profitable future” for the country and its democracy following voting in Istanbul.
“It is important that all voters vote without concern to show the strength of Turkish democracy,” added the leader, without predicting his victory.
Erdogan facing Kiliçdaroglu: who are the candidates for the election?
The ballot is polarized between two main candidates: on the one hand the Islamo-conservative President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, 69, in power for twenty years, on the other Kemal Kiliçdaroglu, 74, at the head of a social- democrat and secular.
The current head of state remains the champion of the conservative majority, while Kemal Kiliçdaroglu, an economist by training and former senior civil servant, has been the leader of the Republican People’s Party since 2010.
Between these two men, voters will have to choose: one-man rule or a collegial leadership, autocracy or the promised restoration of the rule of law.
A third candidate, Sinan Ogan, is credited with a few points.
Voters called to the polls this Sunday in Türkiye
Election day in Türkiye. Deeply divided, the country must choose its president this Sunday, while Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been in power for 20 years.
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