content tagged with May 14 elections

The CHP chairperson in Çorum announced that a vote was illegitimately cast on behalf of a person who was in intensive care at the time of the May 14 election and that they will pursue court action related to the fraud.

The voting period was dropped from five days to two days in the US, Great Britain, Canada, Australia, and Japan in the second round of the presidential elections. It was later announced that the voting period was restored to five days after the objection by CHP.

With none of the candidates receiving more than 50 percent of the votes, the second round of Turkey's presidential elections will be held on May 28.

The Mayors of the İstanbul and Ankara Metropolitan Municipalities pointed out that two thirds of the votes have been counted.

İstanbul and Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Mayors made a joint statement in which they said that the election results are being delayed because the ruling party makes objections to the results at the ballot boxes where they are ahead.

"What is this fuss about in the CHP circles? Will you respect the results of the elections, whatever they are?" Justice and Development Party Spokesperson Ömer Çelik asks.

Around a thousand citizens in Antep cannot cast their votes because they have been registered as balloting committee members under the Patriotic Party.

Canan Kaftancıoğlu shared some instances of irregularities on her social media accounts. She reported that a person was caught attempting to vote twice, and a chair of a balloting committee was caught attempting to stamp the ballot while handing it to a voter.