“Respect the result of the people,” said Erdogan’s representative on the sidelines of the first results for the second round of the Turkish elections, which show a clear victory for Recep Tayyip Erdogan over Kilindaroglu.

“Today is the day we will remember forever,” he summed up.

Outgoing President Recep Tayyip Erdogan looks to be heading for another victory for Turkey’s presidency today, at the end of the second round of presidential elections that confirm a will for stability on the part of citizens.

According to the official Anadolu news agency, after two-thirds of the ballots were counted, the head of state, who has been in power for the past twenty years, has a significant lead with almost 55% of the vote, compared to 45% of his social democratic opponent Kemal Kilicdaroglu. .

These figures published 90 minutes after the end of voting may however be modified.

In this way, the Anka news agency, a friend close to the opposition, gives 51% of the votes to Kilicdaroglu against 49% for Erdogan, with 65% of the ballots counted.

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