2023-05-29 00:15:43
The Turkish citizens living in Austria also voted in the run-off election with a large majority for incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdogan. According to provisional figures from the state news agency Anadolu, almost 74 percent of all Turks in Austria entitled to vote gave him their vote. Erdogan once more performed significantly better in Austria than overall. In Vienna, Erdogan’s re-election was loudly celebrated by his fans on Sunday evening.
After counting more than 91 percent of the ballot boxes, 73.88 percent of the Turks living abroad in Austria voted for the incumbent, 26.12 percent voted for his challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu. Official figures from the electoral authority on the result of the runoff election in Austria were not yet available. In the first round of the presidential election two weeks ago, almost 72 percent of Austro-Turks voted for Erdogan.
Erdogan performed particularly well in Austria in an international comparison. The result for the incumbent was once more better than at home in other European countries with large Turkish communities, above all Germany, where, according to preliminary results, around 67.4 percent voted for Erdogan, France (66.6 percent), the Netherlands (70, 4 percent) and Belgium (74.9). On the other hand, in countries like Great Britain, Sweden or Switzerland, Kilicdaroglu was ahead.
Numerous fans of the Turkish President celebrated the election victory in Vienna on Sunday evening. Videos on social networks showed how loudly partying Turkish flags were waved at the Reumannplatz in Vienna. According to the police, there were no special incidents. The traffic situation is also under control, it said on APA request.
Voter turnout reached a record level of 57.6 percent in the second round of voting in Austria. Around 108,000 Turkish citizens were entitled to vote in Germany. It was possible to vote in Vienna, Salzburg, Bregenz, Linz, Graz and Innsbruck.
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