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7:06 p.m. : Ondeyiz.
7:07 p.m. : “We are in the lead” (Öndeyiz) affirms the Social Democratic opponent of Erdogan, Kemal Kiliçdaroglu, while all the votes have not yet been counted. Kemal Kiliçdaroglu leads a united front of six parties from the nationalist right to the liberal centre-left. He also received the support of the pro-Kurdish HDP party, the third political force in the country.
7:00 p.m. : The two figures of the CHP, supporters of Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, argue that in the past, the AA agency has already given too high figures in favor of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, before revising them downwards.
6:59 p.m. : As partial results continue to pour in, the mayors of Ankara and Istanbul, Mansur Yavaş and Ekrem İmamoğlu (CHP) take the floor to say that they do not trust the official Anadolu agency, which broadcasts the numbers in #Turkey.
6:58 p.m. : As the partial results begin to arrive in Turkey, the mayors of Ankara and Istanbul take the floor. An intervention followed by our journalist present on the spot.
6:53 p.m. : Also in this note, consulted by franceinfo, the Minister of the Interior points “the antagonisms identified within the Turkish diaspora in France” and fear that they are “exacerbated by the disputed character” elections taking place in Türkiye. He recalls that “several incidents” have been identified during the early vote which took place on the national territory between April 27 and May 9.
6:50 p.m. : Place Beauvau is on its guard. Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin alerts the prefects to “risks of public order disturbances” in France on the occasion of the first round of the Turkish presidential and legislative elections, and asks them “to prohibit, if necessary, demonstrations linked to these elections and which could seriously disturb public order”according to a note that franceinfo was able to consult on Sunday.
6:35 p.m. : It’s 6:27 p.m., time to take stock of the news:
After a visit to Germany today, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected in Paris at the end of the day, learned France Télévisions from concordant sources.
Emmanuel Macron intends to pursue a policy of lower taxation of the middle classes, in order to better remunerate work, he said in an interview with the newspaper Opinion.
• Polling stations have been closed in Turkey since 4 p.m. The first results should come in the evening. Outgoing President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in power for twenty years, faces his social-democratic rival, Kemal Kiliçdaroglu,
•After being beaten by Rennes (4-0), Estac is officially relegated to Ligue 2.
5:51 p.m. : Turkey’s Supreme Electoral Council has just lifted the ban on broadcasting the first election results from 6:30 p.m. local time, or 5:30 p.m. Paris time, local media report. A decision which should make it possible to know the partial results earlier.
5:13 p.m. : Good morning @Valentine ! The first estimates of this ballot, which promises to be tight, are expected around 8 p.m. (French time). We will try to make you experience the best results over time.
5:00 p.m. : At what French time will the results be announced in Türkiye?
4:47 p.m. : That’s it, the ballot boxes are sealed! Teams of volunteers prepare for the counting.
4:47 p.m. : The polling stations have closed their doors in Turkey since 4 p.m., after seeing a considerable crowd of voters, who came to choose between incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in power for twenty years, and his social-democratic rival, Kemal Kiliçdaroglu, notes our journalist Pierre-Louis Caron, special correspondent in Istanbul.
1:37 p.m. : “Hey, what if I dressed as a Janissary from the Ottoman era to go vote?” This is done, in Düzceon the shores of the Black Sea, in the north of the country.
(Omer Urer / ANADOLU AGENCY / AFP)
1:29 p.m. : If Recep Tayyip Erdogan wins the presidential election, it may be thanks to the support of the extreme right “Gray Wolves”. These ultranationalists of the MHP party, an ally of the outgoing president, are angry with the “Syrians who are in Türkiye but do not work”said one of them to our journalist Jean-Sébastien Soldaïni.
1:21 p.m. : How are these high-stakes elections framed in Turkey? In Istanbul, our special correspondent Pierre-Louis Caron gives the floor to three “guardians of the ballot boxes”, voluntary citizens registered with Turkish political parties, responsible for keeping “eyes wide open” to avoid fraud.
(PIERRE-LOUIS CARON / FRANCEINFO)
11:50 a.m. : And here is part of our reports on the ground, to take the pulse of the population called upon to elect its new president:
• Earthquake survivors feel “forgotten” and dream of“a profound political change”
• “I don’t see a crisis in Türkiye” : President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s electoral base defends its action
• A week before the presidential election, the opposition leader in a show of force in Istanbul
11:47 : Want to know more about this Turkish presidential election? Here is a selection of our published analyzes on the subject:
• The article to read to understand the stakes of a crucial election for Recep Tayyip Erdogan
• Why can Recep Tayyip Erdogan lose the presidential election in Turkey?
• What results for the outgoing president after twenty years in power?
11:40 a.m. : “You will see, spring will return to this country God willing.”
From his polling station in Ankara, Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s number 1 rival displays his optimism. “Democracy has failed us all”he chants after having voted.
(BULENT KILIC / AFP)
11:36 : Voted ! Outgoing President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, slipped his ballot into the ballot box at a polling station in Istanbul. He said he wished “a profitable future” to Turkey and an election “carefree” allowing to “show the strength of Turkish democracy”.
(Umit Bektas / AFP / SIPA)
10:11 a.m. : It is high time to leaf through this Sunday’s newspapers, with a press review that passes through Turkey, particularly in The JDD.
11:14 a.m. : In 2018, during the last presidential election, Recep Tayyip Erdogan won in the first round with more than 52.5% of the vote. A waiver, which would require a second round on May 28, would therefore already constitute a setback for him.
09:16 : The polling stations will close at 5 p.m. in Turkey (4 p.m. here). The first official estimates are expected four hours later.
09:14 : We sometimes vote in containers, as here in the district of Battalgazi, which hosts people displaced by the deadly earthquakes of February.
(Volkan Kasik / ANADOLU AGENCY / AFP)
09:10 : 64 million Turks are being called to the polls for these general elections, in a country traditionally assiduous at the polls, with participation rates above 80%.
09:09 : Queues are already stretching outside polling stations in Turkey, notably in Istanbul and Ankara, where the gates opened as scheduled at 8 a.m. (7 a.m. Paris time).
(Yasin AKGUL / AFP- Adem ALTAN / AFP)