Oppositionist Kemal Kilicdaroglu, a rival of incumbent Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (the latter is likely to win the second round of presidential elections), issued a statement in which he promised to continue the fight until “real democracy comes to Turkey,” CNN Turk reports..
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In his statement, Kilicdaroglu, the head of the People's Republican Party, addressing the voters, noted that "
" We will continue to fight for democracy. I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to our candidates and voters who fought without being subjected to this immoral and illegal pressure.. These elections showed the will of the people to change the authoritarian government. We will continue this fight until real democracy comes to our country.. Now, first of all, I want the more than 25 million who voted for me to stand on their feet.. Our march continues. We are here,” Kilicdaroglu said..
The 25 million votes that Kilicdaroglu named is exactly the number of voters that the Anadolu agency confirms. It also notes that more than 27 million voters voted for Erdogan..
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According to the latest data from the Anadolu agency (at 22:30), which uses the information of the Supreme Electoral Council of Turkey, the current President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, won the second round of the presidential elections.. This follows from the results of processing 99.69% of the ballot boxes. Erdogan has 52.13% of the votes (27 million 601 thousand. votes), and Kilicdaroglu - 47.87% (25 million 340 thousand).
Official results at 22:30 have not been announced.
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Recall that on May 20, in an interview with CNN, Erdogan said that he would continue to deepen relations with Russia and shared that “we have a special relationship with Putin”. In turn, the candidate from the united opposition Kilicdaroglu, in case of victory, is not going to join the anti-Russian sanctions, but wants to make relations with the Russian Federation more transparent based on the fact that Turkey is a member of NATO.
Read more about the candidates and their policies towards our country in the article by Vladimir Kravchenko " U.A..