Delhi, 29 May (CNI) : Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Won Re-election on Sunday, the head of Turkey’s Supreme Election Council (YSK) announced on Sunday, declaring Erdogan the winner of a historic runoff vote that is set to extend his 20-year rule until 2028.
With 99.43% of the votes counted, preliminary official results announced by Turkey’s Supreme Election Council (YSK) on Sunday showed Erdogan winning with 52.14% of the votes. Kilicdaroglu received 47.86%.
Speaking to thousands of his supporters outside the presidential complex in Ankara, Erdogan said that now was the time to “put aside all the debates and conflicts regarding the election period and unite around our national goals and dreams.”
With a third term, Erdogan will have an even stronger hand domestically and internationally, and the election results will have implications far beyond Ankara. Turkey stands at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, and it plays a key role in NATO.
In his first comments since the polls closed, Erdogan spoke to supporters on a campaign bus outside his home in Istanbul.
“I thank each member of our nation for entrusting me with the responsibility to govern this country once again for the upcoming five years,” he said. “We hope to be worthy of your trust, as we have been for 21 years.”
“The only winner today is Turkey,” Erdogan said. He promised to work hard for Turkey’s second century. The country marks its centennial this year.
“No one can look down on our nation,” he said.(CNI)
