Counting votes in local elections on March 31 in Turkey is nearing the end. According to unofficial data, the opposition Republican People’s Party (RNP) with a small margin is ahead of the ruling batch of justice and development (PSR).
According to the results of estimates, 99.45 percent of the URN open throughout the country, the PNP leads with 37.72 percent of the vote, it follows the PSR with 35.52 percent.
In the elections in which candidates from 34 political parties participated, more than 206 thousand URN voting were established throughout the country.
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Voters in large cities of Turkey choose mayors of megacities, mayors, members of municipal councils, Mukhtarov and Elders’ Councils. In addition to the three largest in the population of the cities of Ankara, Istanbul and Izmir, these include Adan, Antalya, Aydin, Balykesir, Bursa, Denizley, Diyarbakyr, Erzurum, Eskishekhir, Gaziantep, Hatai, Kazakhmanmarash, Kaiseri, Kaisari, Konya, Males, Manisa, Manisa, Manisa, Manisa, Manisa Mardin, Mersin, Mugla, Horde, Sakarya, Samsun, Chanlyurf, Tekirdag, Trabzon and Van.
– The winner of these elections is our democracy
Turning to the citizens gathered in front of the headquarters of the PSR party, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the elections to local authorities have ended with maturity appropriate for Turkish democracy.
“March 31 is a turning point for us, not the end,” said Erdogan, adding that the people used the urn for voting as an opportunity to convey their message to politicians.
“Regardless of the results, the winner of these elections will be primarily our democracy, the will of our people. The winners of the electoral marathon are primarily not candidates, but Turkey, all 85 million citizens of the country, regardless of their political affiliation,” Turkish said Turkish Leader.
The head of state noted that “there is nothing higher than the will of the people.”
– There are no losers in these elections
The leader of the RNP Ozgur Plo also also made a statement after the announcement of the election results: “There are no losers in these elections. Our success is not someone’s defeat.”
“Regardless of what party they voted today, we do not want someone to feel defeated,” said the green.
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The main political parties participating in the elections are the party of justice and development (PSR), the Republican People’s Party (RNP), the Party of the Nationalist Movement (PND), the III Party and the Party of Equality and Democracy of the Peoples (Party of Dem).