In the run-off election for the presidency in Turkey, Erdoğan is the favorite. Challenger Kılıçdaroğlu does not give up. The news ticker.
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Ankara - For the first time in Turkey's history, there will be a run-off election for the presidency on May 28. While opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu was still considered to have a good chance of victory in the first round of voting, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is considered the clear favorite before the decisive vote. In any case, the current polls clearly speak in favor of the incumbent.
In the first round of elections on May 14, neither candidate had achieved the necessary majority, but not much was missing and Erdoğan would have won the election in Turkey even then. In addition, his Islamic-conservative AKP and its allies retained their clear majority in the parliamentary elections taking place at the same time.
Official results of the first round of the presidential election in Turkey:
| Candidate | Percent |
|---|---|
| Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | 49,5 |
| Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu | 44,9 |
| Sinan Oğan | 5,2 |
Turkey election 2023: Crises in the country apparently do not harm Erdoğan
The fact that Erdoğan was able to win so many votes in the first round came as a surprise to many experts. The devastating economic situation in Turkey was considered a clear minus point for the president. In addition, the government's slow crisis management after the earthquake of February 6, which left more than 50,000 dead, was sharply criticized. The mood in the country did indeed seem to point to a change, the polls spoke in favor of Kılıçdaroğlu. But in the end, everything was to turn out differently.
Who will win the race in the 2023 Turkish election? Recep Tayyip Erdoğan or Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu? © Pavel Bednyakov/Imago
Catching up will be extremely difficult for the opposition. This is mainly because Erdoğan can also count on the support of the third presidential candidate. Ultra-nationalist Sinan Oğan appealed to the approximately 2.8 million eligible voters who voted for him in the first round to vote for Erdoğan in the second round.
Will Erdoğan intensify his authoritarian course after the Turkish elections?
In the event of another victory for the incumbent, he is expected to cement his power and further intensify his authoritarian course. Erdoğan introduced the presidential system after a referendum in 2017, which gave him far-reaching new powers. Since then, he has been president, prime minister and leader of his AKP party all in one, ruling the country with an increasingly heavy hand. Not only the opposition, but also Western countries accuse Erdogan of having slipped into authoritarianism.
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While Kılıçdaroğlu, leader of the social democratic CHP, had initially placed the restoration of democracy at the center of the election campaign, he specifically courted Oğan's nationalist-oriented supporters after the first round of voting. With regard to the approximately four million people from Syria in Turkey, Kılıçdaroğlu announced that he would "send all refugees home as soon as I come to power".
When will the result of the run-off election in Turkey be available?
The result of the run-off election in Turkey is expected on the evening of 28 May. Then it will be clear whether Erdoğan, who has been in power for 20 years - first as prime minister, since 2014 as president - will secure another term in office. (cs/afp)
