The Brazilian president, Lula da Silva, wished this Sunday a “good mandate” to the Turkish head of state, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, re-elected in the second round of the presidential elections in Turkey.
In a post on the social network Twitter, Lula da Silva congratulated Erdogan “on his re-election as president of Turkey” and wished “a good mandate, with a lot of work for the best of the Turkish people.”
“Count on Brazil’s alliance in global cooperation for peace and in the fight against poverty and development in the world”, added the Brazilian President.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed victory in the second round of the country’s presidential elections today.
“Our nation has entrusted us with the responsibility of running the country for the next five years,” Erdogan said outside his Istanbul residence, where an enthusiastic crowd had gathered in recent hours.
In front of his followers, the head of state, who has been in power for 20 years, assured that he will fulfill “all the promises made to the people” and stressed that each election is “a rebirth.”
The preliminary and unofficial results place the current president of Turkey ahead in the second round of the elections, when 98% of the polling stations were counted.
The state-run Anadolu news agency said Erdogan had already won 52.1% of the vote, while his opponent, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, had 47.9%.
The ANKA news agency, close to the opposition, advanced with 51.9% for Erdogan and 48.1% for Kilicdaroglu.
Polling stations closed at 5:00 p.m. local time, two hours less in Lisbon. The Turkish opposition today denounced irregularities in the second round of the presidential elections, such as physical attacks against electoral observers in the southwestern region and false votes.
Turkey has some 85 million inhabitants and more than 61 million registered voters in a process in which voting is compulsory.
Source: TSF
