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Elections in Turkey: Erdogan wins the runoff, is confirmed as President

2023-05-28 19:12:02Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Elections in Turkey: Erdogan wins the runoff, is confirmed as President
Recep Tayyip Erdogan

The Sultan remains president. When more than 95 percent of the votes were counted in Sunday's runoff in Turkey, the current president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, leads with 52.43% to 47.57% of his rival, Kilicdaroglu. These results were published by "Anadolu" and are not yet official.

Erdogan, 69, defied opinion polls and surged to a nearly five-point lead over his rival, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, in the first round on May 14. He fell just short of the 50% needed to avoid a runoff, in a race with profound consequences for Turkey itself and global geopolitics.

The two candidates

Turkish President Erdogan especially enjoys the support of conservative Turks, who felt discriminated against in a secular Turkey. But its popularity has declined after major problems caused by inflation.

Erdogan's opponent, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, has said he will lead Turkey on a new course, renew democracy after years of Erdogan's state repression, return to a clear economic policy and improve relations with the West. If he won, thousands of political prisoners would be released.

How is the political system in Turkey?

Since its establishment in 1923, the Republic of Turkey has been a constitutional parliamentary democracy. But according to Erdoğan's wishes, this was changed. And this is what the ruling party AKP, with the support of its ultra-nationalist partner MHP, did in 2017. The presidential system was then introduced with the 2018 elections. Since then, the president is the head of state, who also leads the government. The office of the Prime Minister no longer exists.

The president is directly elected by the people for five years and has broad powers under the new system. He appoints and dismisses ministers and senior officials at his discretion, and also chairs the cabinet. The ministers he appoints can appoint governors and state officials in provinces and districts, so the president can also exert his influence in local communities.

The head of state also has the power to issue presidential decrees and appoint numerous posts in the judiciary, finance and education. The most important posts of the secret service or the powerful religious authority Diyanet are also under the direct responsibility of the President.

With the introduction of the presidential system, the principle that the President must be above-party was removed. Outgoing President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was thus able to retain the presidency of his ruling Islamic conservative party, the AKP. Since then, there has been practically no division of functions and mandate.


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