TURKEY - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday (6/24/2018) night, announced victory in the Turkish presidential and parliamentary elections.
"Our nation has given me a job as president and executive power," Erdogan told reporters in Istanbul, as quoted by Serambinews.com from Anadolu Agency.
According to unofficial results based on 98.11 percent of the votes counted, Erdogan received 52.52 votes.
Erdogan defeated his strong rival, Muharrem Ince, who won 31% of support, according to Turkish state media Anadolu.
That way, the 64-year-old man again occupied the number one seat in the country.
Erdogan's victory in this year's election made him Turkey's first leader under a presidential system of government. Erdogan will have considerable power.
The BBC reports, in the new Turkish constitution that will take effect after the election, the president will trade a very large power.
In the past, the presidency in Turkey was nothing more than ceremonial office.
However, in April 2017, 51% of Turkish voters supported a new constitution which gave the president a number of strong powers.
Following are some of Recep Tayyip Erdogan's powers and powers after winning the 2018 Election:
Appoint direct public officials in important positions, including ministers and vice presidents
Interfering with the legal system
Apply emergency status
Removing the post of prime minister
In addition to Erdoga's absolute victory, the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK) and the People's Alliance-alliance between the AK Party and the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), also appears to have won a parliamentary majority with a combined vote of 53.59 percent.
Critics accuse Erdogan of trying to govern alone, and his political opponents say his power will not bring change.
If the presidential and legislative elections are both won by Erdogan and the AK party, Turkey's political landscape will not change much.
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Democracy winner of the Turkish Election
Democracy is the winner of Sunday's presidential and parliamentary elections, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday (6/25/2018) early morning.
Speaking from the balcony of the headquarters of the Justice and Development party (AK) in the capital Ankara after his election victory, Erdogan said every one of 81 million Turks was a winner.
The winner of the June 24 election was Turkey, the Turkish state, suffering from our territory and all oppressed in the world, he said as quoted by Serambinews.com from Anadolu Agency.
He also thanked the leaders of the National Movement Party (MHP), members and voters.
I want to thank my people, my brothers and sisters who put their trust in me, my alliance and my party, he said.
Earlier on Sunday, Erdogan expressed his success in the historic presidential and parliamentary elections in Turkey.
The AK Party also leads in parliamentary elections. Together with MHP, the AK Party's election allies, the People's Alliance have won the majority of votes so far.
The president said he received a message from citizens in the election.
In this term, we will be in front of our nation and make up for our shortcomings.
Starting tomorrow, we will hurry trying to fulfill the promises we have made to our nation.
He also pointed out that his government would face terror groups more assertively. We will improve our country's international reputation, he added.
Vote count results:
At 2:00 a.m. (2300GMT), around 98.79 percent of the ballot boxes in the presidential election were opened.
According to unofficial results, the distribution of votes is:
Recep Tayyip Erdogan: 52.54 percent
Muharrem Ince: 30.69 percent
Selahattin Demirtas: 8.33 percent
Meral Aksener: 7.35 percent
Temel Karamollaoglu: 0.89 percent
Dogu Perincek: 0.2 percent.
Source: Serambi
Photo: Kayhan Ozer
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