On 14 May, presidential and parliamentary elections took place in Turkey. According to provisional results, incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (AKP) obtained 49.42% of the votes cast, against 44.95% for the opposition coalition candidate (CHP) Kemal Kiliçdaroglu, and 5.2% for Sinan Ogan (ATA). A second round is therefore expected to be held on 28 May. In the parliamentary elections, the AKP won 266 seats out of 600, the Republican People's Party (CHP) 169, the Green Left Party (YSP) 62, the Nationalist Action Party (MHP) 50, the Good Party (IYI) 44, the New Social Party 5 and the Workers' Party 4...
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