Towards a historic second round in Türkiye. After the first round of the presidential election, Sunday May 14, two men are still in the running: outgoing President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who obtained 49.5% of the vote, and opposition leader Kemal Kiliçdaroglu, who brought together 45%. The two men will face each other again on May 28 and the outcome of this election is more than uncertain for the opposition, despite his displayed confidence. While waiting for the return to the polls, Max-Valentin Robert, researcher in political science at the University of Nottingham (United Kingdom), will be with us from 4 p.m. to answer your questions on the Turkish elections. Don’t hesitate to send them to us, now, in the live. Follow our live.
Sinan Ogan finds himself a kingmaker. The candidate representing the ultra-nationalist Alliance Ancestral (ATA) created a surprise by winning 5.2% of the vote. He has yet to call to vote for either of the two finalists. “We are going to consult the political parties that make up the ATA and we will make a decision”, Sinan Ogan announced in his first speech after the results. From an ideological point of view, it is difficult to determine to which “finalist” he could give his vote, as we explain to you in this article.
Joe Biden will collaborate with the winner of the election. The American President “looks forward to working with the winner [de l’élection présidentielle en Turquie] whatever”, a White House spokesman said. United States “congratulate” also the Turks for their electoral mobilization, added John Kirby, spokesman for the National Security Council, a body directly attached to the American presidency.
Erdogan’s coalition, big winner of the legislative elections. The alliance formed by Erdogan’s Development Justice Party (AKP) and its allies, notably the far-right Nationalist Action Party, won 322 seats out of 600, against 213 for the coalition of opposition, which includes Kemal Kiliçdaroglu’s Republican People’s Party (CHP), and 65 seats for the pro-Kurdish left coalition.