The Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the pouvoirau power since 2003, was elected president of Turkey Sunday for a five-year term he promised under the sign of reconciliation and unity, denying authoritarian drift.
As suggested by the polls, the strongman of the country has significantly outperformed both opponents in the first round of the elections played for the first time by direct popular vote, with 52% of votes.
common candidate of the Social Democratic and nationalist opposition, Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, a renowned historian of 70 years who headed the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), attended by more than 38% of the vote, while the Kurdish minority, Selahattin Demirtas, has attracted nearly 10%.
Although it is far from the tidal wave predicted by the polls, this victory is a success for Erdogan, who joins the founder of the secular republic father, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the club of the most iconic leaders of the country.
After a campaign very aggressive tone when he stepped attacks against its rivals, the new head of state has wanted calm by announcing a “new era” far “fights of the past” that shook his eleven-year reign.
“I will be the president of 77 million Turks, and not just those who voted for me, “he assured before thousands of faithful gathered under the balcony of his party headquarters in Ankara.
“I urge all those who call me a dictator and autocrat to reconsider their position,” he made to those who accuse him of wanting to restrict the freedoms or to Islamize the country.
As Erdogan, however, confirmed its intention to retain the reins of Turkey as president, he wants to significantly strengthen the powers at the cost of constitutional reform.
“The elected president and the elected government will work hand in hand, “said he said after slipping, family, his ballot in Istanbul
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Not surprisingly, Erdogan has easily taken over his two rivals, after a campaign he crushed his charisma, financial power of his ruling Justice and Development ( AKP) and its hold on the country’s media.
MM. Ihsanoglu Demirtas and both have acknowledged their defeat but denounced competition “unjust” or “unfair”.
As soon as the results are known, thousands of supporters took to the streets of major cities to celebrate horn blows, the victory of their hero.
“We are so happy! Really, we love it, we love it because everything he does is good, “exulted Yigit Coskun in the streets of Istanbul. “Now we are recognized by all international leading countries (…) I am proud to say I am a Turk,” added Turkish flag in hand, Turgut Gübahar.
Paradoxically, the expected triumph Erdogan comes after a policy very difficult year for the camp.
In June 2013, millions of Turks denounced the streets its authoritarian and Islamist drift. Severe repression of the revolt seriously damaged the image of the regime.
Last winter, it’s a corruption scandal splashed unprecedented power. Erdogan denounced a “conspiracy” of his former ally Islamist Fethullah Gülen, before purging the police and to muzzle social media and justice.
But even challenged like never Recep Tayyip Erdogan won the local elections in March and is very popular in a country that was freed from the control of the army and whose religious and conservative majority has benefited from strong economic growth during his reign.
Despite the moderate tone of the first speech of the president-elect, the opposition denounced the will of Erdogan présidentialiser the Turkish political system and the specter of a drift towards autocracy.
” We are now faced with one that is no longer controlled by the Constitution oppressive power but tries to impose his own arbitrary regime, “launched the spokesman of the Republican People’s Party (CHP), Haliç Koç.
“For many reasons, the main problem for Erdogan is not to win the presidential election, but what will follow,” predicted University Ziya Meral, of Britain’s University of Cambridge.
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