Early results from Turkey’s national election Sunday showed President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with a solid lead after nearly 20% of ballot boxes were counted, the Turkish state-run news agency s…
were being watched closely as a test of a united opposition’s ability to dislodge a leader who has concentrated nearly all state powers in his hands.
In this election campaign, Erdogan used state resources and his domineering position over the media to try to woo voters.Elon Musk slammed for ‘censoring’ Twitter in Turkey ahead of pivotal election — but CEO defends move He also extended the political alliance of his ruling Justice and Development Party, or AKP, to include two nationalist parties, a small leftist party, and two marginal Islamist parties.narrowly voted in by a 2017 referendumThe opposition alliance also promised to restore the independence of the judiciary and the central bank and to reverse crackdowns on free speech and other forms of democratic backsliding under Erdogan.
Turkey has seen the suppression of freedom of expression and assembly under Erdogan, and it is wracked by a steep cost-of-living crisis, according to reports.At polling stations, many voters struggled to try to fold bulky ballot papers — they featured 24 political parties competing for seats in parliament — and to fit them into envelopes along with the ballot for the presidency.
“We have all missed democracy so much. We all missed being together,” Kilicdaroglu said after voting at a school in Ankara, where his supporters chanted “President Kilicdaroglu!”Erdogan said voting was underway “without any problems,” including in the earthquake-affected region. But the country’s election board said his withdrawal was invalid and votes for him would get counted.Erdogan said in an interview with more than a dozen Turkish broadcasters on Friday that he came to power through democracy and would act in line with the democratic process., where nearly 9 million people were eligible to vote, has raised concerns.
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