Turkey's Supreme Presidential Election Commission officially declares Erdogan's victory in the run-off

2023-05-28T20:51:50.125Z

Highlights: Recep Tayyip Erdogan won the presidency in the run-off and received 52.14 percent of the votes, representing the official result of the elections. Erdogan's rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu received 47.86 percent. With a difference of more than two million votes between the two candidates, the remaining uncounted votes would not change anything in the outcome, Ahmet Yenar said. The head of Turkey's High Election Commission said that after counting 99.43% of the ballot box, Erdogan's victory was declared.

ISTANBUL - Reuters The head of Turkey's High Election Commission, Ahmet Yenar, announced on Sunday that Recep Tayyip Erdogan won the presidency in the run-off and received 52.14 percent of the votes, representing the official result of the elections.