Monday, Oct 26, 2026
Focus on the big picture

Turkey presidential poll set for May 28 runoff as Erdogan wins 49.51% of vote, Kilicdaroglu 44.88%

FRANCE24, 16 May 2023
It seems unlikely that Turkish opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu will win in the May 28 runoff, reports FRANCE 24's Jasper Mortimer, unless Recep Tayyip Erdogan commits a huge blunder. One of the more interesting aspects of this election was that the opinion polls were significantly wrong, having predicted the opposite result: Kilicdaroglu (49%), Erdogan (44%). This was no doubt because the opinion polls consisted of people mostly from the cities. However, most of the electorate lives in the countryside and favours Erdogan. 


🔔 Subscribe to France 24 now: https://f24.my/YTen
🔴 LIVE - Watch FRANCE 24 English 24/7 here: https://f24.my/YTliveEN

🌍 Read the latest International News and Top Stories: https://www.france24.com/en/

Like us on Facebook: https://f24.my/FBen
Follow us on Twitter: https://f24.my/TWen
Discover the news in pictures on Instagram: https://f24.my/IGen
Get the latest top stories on Telegram: https://f24.my/TGen
Related Articles