European media gave intensive protection to Sunday’s landmark presidential and basic elections in Türkiye.
Many media shops confused the excessive turnout and added that incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdoğan took the lead within the first spherical of the presidential vote.
“Erdoğan leads the way into 2nd-round clash as rival disappoints in Turkish election,” the web site Politico.eu mentioned on Sunday night.
“Erdoğan leads as Turkey heads for election run-off,” the BBC mentioned, whereas The Economist magazine-which criticized Erdoğan earlier than the primary round-said he “confounds predictions in Turkey’s election.”
“Turkey election goes to runoff after Erdoğan takes first-round lead,” Britain’s The Guardian mentioned, additionally noting the excessive turnout.
In France, many dailies and broadcasters together with France 24, 20 Minutes, and La Croix evaluated the primary spherical and famous that Erdoğan’s Justice and Development Party (AK Party) received a majority in parliament.
German media together with Der Spiegel journal and the dailies Bild, Die Welt, and Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung confused that there can be a second spherical.
Media shops from different nations such because the Netherlands, Austria, Bulgaria, Spain, Switzerland, Greece, and Italy additionally highlighted the opportunity of a second spherical, explaining that Erdoğan’s social gathering received a parliamentary majority.
Dailies and broadcasters from the Balkans and Baltic nations emphasised {that a} second spherical can be held and in contrast Erdoğan and his principal rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu.
Domestic voter turnout within the elections was 88.92% with turnout overseas of 52.69%, Supreme Election Council head Ahmet Yener introduced on Monday.
Millions of voters went to the polls Sunday to elect the nation’s president and members of its 600-seat parliament.
On the presidential poll, voters selected between incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan representing the People’s Alliance, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu of the primary opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) and joint candidate for the six-party opposition Nation Alliance, and Sinan Ogan of the ATA (Ancestral) Alliance.
As of Monday afternoon, Erdoğan had 49.5% of the vote, with Kilicdaroglu behind at 44.89%, in response to official outcomes.
The counting course of has not been accomplished but.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
