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He was 2.3 million votes ahead of his challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu in the second round of elections on May 28, the head of Turkey’s electoral authority, Ahmet Yener, announced on Thursday. The opposition candidate received 47.82 percent of the vote.
In total, 84.15 percent of voters would have voted in the second round of the presidential election, a slight decrease from the first round on May 14 (87.04 percent). Abroad and at border crossings, ports and airports in Turkey, the turnout was 56.34 percent.
According to media reports, Erdogan will be sworn in on Saturday. The new members of parliament will be sworn in on Friday.
(SDA)
Source: Blick
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