2023-05-15 06:06:54
For the first time in history, Turkey is preparing for the first “run-off” in the presidential elections, following a fierce electoral competition that saw President Recep Tayyip Erdogan advance his rival, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, without succeeding in securing enough votes to confirm his victory in the first round.
Erdogan appeared victorious when he appeared in front of a large crowd of his supporters shortly following midnight to announce himself his readiness to run for a second round of presidential elections.
The near-complete results of Turkey’s most important election in the post-Ottoman era showed that Erdogan, who has tightened his grip on power since 2003 and was undefeated in more than 10 national elections, narrowly failed to achieve the required 50 percent plus one vote.
What is the run-off in the elections?
- If no candidate obtains a majority in the first round, a second round is called to determine the winner. The second round is determined by the first and second candidates who received the most votes in the first round, to race in the second round, and the candidate who received the most votes in the second round wins.
- The electoral system is applied in two stages. In systems with an absolute majority, the two candidates who received the largest number of votes compete in a second round of balloting to determine the winner. It is also known as the second cycle or repeat system.
- It is permissible for more than two candidates to participate in the run-off, but in most cases the candidate or candidates who did not achieve encouraging results in the first round withdraw with the invitation of their supporters to support one of the continuing candidates.
When will the run-off be held in Türkiye?
The run-off will be on May 28, exactly two weeks from now.
When did the current election system enter Turkey?
This electoral system was first introduced for the 2014 presidential election, when it replaced the indirect election system under which the president was elected by parliament.
Disadvantages of this electoral system
Although this system aims to avoid some of the shortcomings that have been proven from the applications of individual election by relative majority, it still carries some profound negatives, including:
- In the event of a repeat of the “second ballot process” between more than two candidates, the rule of obtaining an absolute majority of 50.1 percent will no longer be binding.. meaning that the person with the highest number of votes will declare his victory in the seat, without the need for a majority.
- The re-run system represents a great pressure on the election administration, especially since the time interval between the first and second ballots must be short.
- The costs of the election procedures increase greatly, not to mention the time that passes between the start of the elections and the announcement of their results, and this relatively long period may be a cause of instability.
- This resulted in an additional burden on the voter, as he had to vote twice, and this led to a significant decrease in the number of voters in the second round, as evidenced by the practice in countries that adopt this system. in any electoral system.
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