The 69-year-old received 52% of the vote with almost all ballot boxes opened
Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been re-elected as Turkey's president. The 69-year-old, who has been in office since 2014, ridiculed his opponent as he gave a speech declaring victory this evening .
The result comes in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that levelled entire cities earlier this year. The country is also facing high inflation, while Mr Erdogan's rule is seen by many as authoritarian.In his first comments since the polls closed, Mr Erdogan spoke to supporters on a campaign bus outside his home in Istanbul. “I thank each member of our nation for entrusting me with the responsibility to govern this country once again for the upcoming five years,” he said.
“We will continue to be at the forefront of this struggle until real democracy comes to our country,” he said in Ankara. He thanked the more than 25 million people who voted for him and asked them to 'remain upright'. Hungary’s prime minister Viktor Orban congratulated him via Twitter for an 'unquestionable election victory', and Qatar’s ruler, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, wished the Turkish president success in a tweet. Other congratulations came from in from Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Libya, Algeria, Serbia and Uzbekistan.
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