President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won the country's presidential runoff election on Sunday. With the victory, Erdogan will extend his 20 years at the top of Turkey's political landscape. Erdogan received 27,513,587 votes, or 52.14% of the votes cast, according to figures released by the country's Supreme Election Council, beating challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu who had 25,260,109 votes, or 47.86%, according to CNN.
With the victory, Erdogan will extend his 20 years at the top of Turkey's political landscape.Erdogan received 27,513,587 votes, or 52.14% of the votes cast, according to figures released by the country's Supreme Election Council, beating challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu who had 25,260,109 votes, or 47.86%, according to CNN.Turkey's Supreme Election Council has declared President Erdogan the winner of the presidential runoff election on Sunday.
His voters did not unanimously back the incumbent, however, with seemingly equal numbers transferring their votes to Kilicdaroglu on Sunday.Erdogan is a social conservative who has served as president since 2014 and was prime minister for 11 years beforehand. Under his leadership, Türkiye has pursued closer trade and diplomatic ties with Russia and China, while positioning itself as a potential peacemaker in regional conflicts, including in Ukraine.
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