ISTANBUL: President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday Turks had given him the responsibility of governing for the next five years, declaring Turkiye as the only winner of a runoff presidential election.
Addressing supporters atop a bus in Istanbul, Erdogan, who has led Turkiye for two decades, thanked people for voting and said he completed Sunday’s runoff vote against challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu with their support.
Official final results have not yet been released, but data based on the vast majority of ballot boxes counted showed Erdogan leading with roughly 52 percent support.
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Erdogan says Turks have given him new presidential mandate
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Erdogan says Turks have given him new presidential mandate
- Erdogan defied critics and doubters by emerging with a comfortable lead against his secular challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu in the first round on May 14
- Data based on vast majority of ballot boxes counted showed Erdogan leading with roughly 52 percent support
Palestinian deputy president discusses Gaza with Egyptian officials
- The discussion also centered on strategies for maintaining stability in the Palestinian territories
LONDON: Hussein Al-Sheikh, the deputy president of the Palestinian Authority, discussed security and diplomatic issues during separate meetings in Cairo with Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdel Ati and Hassan Rashad, the Director of the Egyptian General Intelligence Service.
Al-Sheikh briefed Egyptian officials on the latest developments regarding the Palestinian issue, in the presence of Major General Majed Faraj, the head of the Palestinian General Intelligence Service.
The discussion on Sunday also centered on strategies for maintaining stability in the Palestinian territories and progressing to the second phase of US President Donald Trump's plan for Gaza, as reported by the Wafa news agency.
Officials also aimed to improve coordination and consultation to tackle the challenges facing Palestine and the wider region.
Al-Sheikh is poised to become the Palestinian president in the event of a power vacuum in the Palestinian Authority, currently led by 90-year-old Mahmoud Abbas.
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