Erdoğan Declares Victory Before Election Results Announced
AKP Chair and President Erdoğan has announced his victory before vote count ended.
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Justice and Development Party (AKP) Chair and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has made a statement about election results.
When Erdoğan made the statement at around 10:30 p.m., 96.42 percent of the ballots were announced according to state-run Anadolu Agency and 72.8 percent to Fair Election Platform.
“According to unofficial results of the election, our nation has entrusted me to serve as president”, Erdoğan said. (AS/TK)
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