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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPolls close In Turkey
It is now 5pm in Turkey and voting has ended in both the countrys parliamentary and presidential elections.
Under Turkish law, reporting of any results is banned until 9pm local time.
By later this evening we should have a good indication of whether either presidential candidate has cleared the 50% bar necessary to avoid a runoff in a fortnights time
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/may/14/turkey-elections-live-vote-recep-tayyip-erdogan-kemal-klcdaroglu
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Polls close In Turkey (Original Post)
brooklynite
May 2023
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niyad
(113,343 posts)1. Thank you.
Arazi
(6,829 posts)2. Important story. K&R for the info
JohnSJ
(92,219 posts)3. I don't think erdogan will accept a loss
Zambero
(8,964 posts)4. "Rulers" generally don't
A prime example of one right here in this country.
sabbat hunter
(6,829 posts)5. It looks like
There will be a run off. Erdogan is coming in with about 49.9% of the vote. His closest rival has 44.79% of the vote
https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/turkey-election-05-14-23/index.html