Turkish Supreme Electoral Council Reveals Number Of Unopened Ballot Boxes
Date
5/15/2023 5:15:50 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 15. A total of 27 ballot
boxes have not yet been opened in Türkiye, Chairman of the Turkish
Supreme Electoral Council Ahmet Ener told reporters, trend reports.
Besides, according to him, 1,529 ballot boxes have not yet been
opened for voting outside Türkiye.
Turkish President, Head of Justice and Development Party (AKP)
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Fatherland Union candidate Sinan Ogan and
Republican People's Party (CHP) chairman Kemal Kilicdaroglu stand
as candidates in the elections.
According to the latest statistics, Recep Tayyip Erdogan
received 49.41 percent of the votes, Kemal Kilicdaroglu - 44.96
percent, Sinan Ogan - 05.20 percent.
On May 14, voting was held in Türkiye in the presidential and
parliamentary elections.
In addition, 600 deputies in 87 constituencies will be elected
to the Turkish Grand National Assembly. Totally, 24 parties and 151
independent candidates participate in the elections.
Türkiye has had over 191,000 ballot boxes installed. There have
been over 60.6 million registered voters in the country. About five
million of them voted for the first time.
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