“The Tallest Woman in the World, Rumaisa Ghalghi, Casts her Vote in the Turkish Elections”

2023-05-14 11:29:00

Rumaisa Ghalghi is two meters and 15 centimeters and is listed in the Guinness Book of Records

Al Arabiya.net, Anatolia

Published in: May 14, 2023: 03:29 PM GST
Last updated: May 14, 2023: 05:10 PM GST

Turkish “Rumisa Golgi,” the record holder as the tallest woman in the world, cast her vote in the presidential and parliamentary elections.

Through a mobile ballot box that was brought to her home, Gilgi, who is two meters and 15 centimeters tall, was able to cast her vote in the Safranbolu district of Karabuk state, northern Turkey.

In a statement to reporters following her vote, Ghalghi, who is listed in the Guinness Book of Records, said that she used to cast her vote by going to polling stations previously, but today she cast it through mobile boxes.

And she considered the mobile boxes a beautiful thing for those who suffer from mobility problems, and added: “I hope that everything will be good for my country.”

The voting process began throughout Turkey, starting at eight o’clock in the morning, and is scheduled to continue until five o’clock in the followingnoon local time (+3 GMT).

Turks will vote in more than 191,000 ballot boxes in the country to elect a new president for a period of 5 years, and to choose the 600 members of parliament.

In the current elections, 60 million 697 thousand 843 voters will cast their votes, of whom 4 million 904 thousand 672 voters will vote for the first time.

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