/

Turks in France vote for presidential election

28 April 2023
32441
2023-04-28 10:54

Some 3.4 million Turkish citizens living abroad were invited to begin voting on Thursday in national elections that will decide whether President Recep Tayyip Erdogan can continue governing Türkiye after two decades in power. The overseas balloting began amid concerns over Erdogan’s health after he was forced to cancel election rallies on Wednesday and Thursday.The biggest contingents of overseas voters include 400,000 Turks in France and 1.5 million in Germany who can cast their ballots in Turkish presidential and parliamentary elections until May 9.Voting in Türkiye itself doesn't take place until May 14.

-- End --