POLITICS
Wahlen in der Türkei: Erdogan gewinnt dritte Amtsperiode
May 29, 2023 -
Präsident Recep Tayyip Erdoğan konnte Sonntag in einer historischen Stichwahl die absolute Mehrheit erreichen, damit verlängert er seine transformative aber umstrittene Regierungszeit bis 2028.
Ausschlaggebend für seinen Erfolg dürften die vielen im Ausland lebenden Türken sein.
Early Monday morning, official results showed Erdoğan had received an absolute majority of 52.1% votes.
Rival Kemal Kiliçdaroğlu, who threatened to end Erdoğan’s 20-year political dominance, secured 47.9% of votes.
“The only winner today is Turkey, we should come together in unity and solidarity,” Erdogan told a chanting and flag-waving crowd. Erdoğan supporters chanted Allahu Akbar, or God is Great.
Erdoğan wrong-footed opponents who thought voters would punish him over the state’s slow response to devastating earthquakes in February, which killed more than 50,000 people.