Voting ends in May 28 presidential runoff election in Türkiye
On Sunday, polling stations throughout Türkiye concluded their operations, marking the end of voting in the country's presidential runoff election. The closure took place at 5 p.m. local time (1400GMT). The registered voter count exceeded 64.1 million individuals, which included over 1.92 million citizens who had already exercised their right to vote at overseas polling stations prior to the election day.
- Turkish Politics
- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 05:15 | 28 May 2023
- Modified Date: 05:15 | 28 May 2023
Polling stations across Türkiye closed on Sunday as voting in the country's presidential runoff election ended at 5 p.m. local time (1400GMT).
More than 64.1 million people were registered to vote, including over 1.92 million who earlier cast their ballots at overseas polling stations.
A total of 191,885 ballot boxes were set up for voters across Türkiye.
Polling stations at customs gates also closed on Sunday, while voting at Türkiye's overseas diplomatic missions ended on May 24.
Ballot counting has begun to determine the outcome of the two-way race between President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and main opposition candidate Kemal Kiliçdaroğlu for a five-year term.
Millions of voters went to the polls on May 14 to elect the country's president and members of its 600-seat parliament.
Erdoğan's People's alliance won a majority over the opposition's six-party Nation Alliance in parliament.
But the presidential race headed to a second round as no candidate won a simple majority, or 50% of the vote, though Erdoğan was in the lead.
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