Erdogan leads in Turkey’s election, but opposition disputes numbers - National | Globalnews.ca

Voters also elected lawmakers to fill Turkey’s 600-seat parliament, which lost much of its legislative power under Erdogan’s executive presidency. If his political alliance wins, Erdogan could continue governing without much restriction. The opposition has promised to return Turkey’s governance system to a parliamentary democracy if it wins both the presidential and parliamentary ballots.

Erdogan, along with the United Nations, helped mediate a deal that has allowed Ukrainian grain to reach the rest of the world despite Russia’s war in Ukraine. The agreement is set to expire in days, and Turkey hosted talks last week to keep it alive.The war in Ukraine inspired Finland and Sweden to seek NATO membership as protection against potential Russian aggression.

The country’s main Kurdish political party, currently Turkey’s second-largest opposition grouping, is supporting Kilicdaroglu in the presidential race. Erdogan’s government in recent years has targeted the party’s leaders with arrests and lawsuits. “We have all missed democracy so much. We all missed being together,” Kilicdaroglu said after voting at a school in Ankara, where his supporters chanted “President Kilicdaroglu!”“It is my hope that after the evening’s count … there will be a better future for our country, our nation and Turkish democracy,” Erdogan said.Also running for president was Sinan Ogan, a former academic who has the backing of an anti-immigrant nationalist party.

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