The Turkish Supreme Election Council’s review of the objections after the first round of the presidential election did not change the results of the vote, Turkish newspaper Hurriyet reported on Friday.
The revision confirmed that none of the candidates got 50 per cent plus one vote necessary for a win in the first round, the newspaper said. YSK will announce the first round’s final results later on Friday.
The deadline for challenging the parliamentary elections results is 5:00 p.m. on May 24, and the final results will be declared next week.
Turkey held parliamentary and presidential elections on May 14. After counting 100 per cent of the ballots, the Turkish Supreme Election Council announced on Monday that the second round of the presidential vote would take place on May 28, as none of the candidates had reached the 50 per cent threshold. The first round saw Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan winning 49.51 per cent of votes and his main competitor, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, receiving 44.88 per cent.
