He added in a statement: “We take note of the results and preliminary conclusions of the international election observation mission of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and the Council of Europe, and we call on the Turkish authorities to remedy the shortcomings mentioned”.
He continued: “The European Union attaches the utmost importance to the need to organize transparent, inclusive and credible elections under fair conditions”.
The final results of the first round
On Monday, the head of the Turkish Election Commission, Ahmed Yanar, announced the final results of the first round of the Turkish presidential elections, after counting all the votes, so that the country has a new date with a second round.
He explained that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan obtained 49.4% of the vote and Kamal Kilicdaroglu 44.96% of the vote.
None of the four candidates, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, Sinan Ogan and Muharram Ince, who withdrew his candidacy, could decide the result in his favor after counting 100% of the votes, because Erdogan is ahead of his competitors , but he did not exceed 50%, the percentage of votes he needs to win a new 5-year presidential term.
When will the second round take place in Türkiye?
The second round will take place on May 28, exactly two weeks from now.
When did the current electoral 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.
What is the second round 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 run 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 absolute majority systems, the two candidates with the most votes compete in a second ballot to determine the winner. It is also known as the second cycle or repeat system. More than two candidates are allowed to participate in the second round, but in most cases the candidate or candidates who did not obtain encouraging results in the first round withdraw with the invitation of their supporters to support the one of the candidates running.
election numbers
Turnout in Turkish elections reached 93.6% at the presidential and parliamentary levels. It’s a record. Turks voted in more than 191,000 ballot boxes in 81 states to elect a new president for the country for a 5-year term and choose the 600 members of parliament. The number of eligible voters is 60 million 697 thousand 843 voters, of which 4 million 904 thousand 672 voters will vote for the first time.
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