Recep Tayyip Erdoğan leads the first round of presidential elections

All night, supporters of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan chanted his name. The outgoing President is certainly forced into the second round for the first time, but he is in a very favorable position with almost 50% of the votes. Turkey’s strongman waited until 2 a.m. on Monday May 15 to tell the crowd of his confidence. “If our Nation has chosen me for a second round, I am honored. I welcome this decision”he would have.

A vote deemed unfair

At the same time, the leader of the opposition coalition seemed to take the hit. Announcing a winner in recent polls, he is finally left behind, but wants to believe that nothing is over. “We will win in the second round!”, certified Kemal Kilicdaroglu. Monday, May 15, in the morning, in Istanbul, the major lessons appeared in all the newspapers. The record 80% turnout served Erdoğan, whose party also won the legislative elections. The country is divided in two between admirers of the Turkish number one and fierce detractors. Opponents claim that the ballot is not fair and that the power in place has a stranglehold on the administrative courts and the media.