The Supreme Election Council of Turkey has announced the holding of the second round of elections

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YEREVAN, MAY 15, ARMENPRESS. The President of Turkey's Supreme Election Council, Ahmed Yener, presented the results of the presidential and parliamentary elections held on May 14 and noted that none of the presidential candidates received 50+1 percent of the vote, therefore, the second round of the presidential elections will take place on May 28, ARMENPRESS reports, the Turkish Hurriyet.com.tr informs.

The two candidates who received the most votes passed to the second round of the presidential elections: incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who received 49.62 percent of the vote, and opposition candidate Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, who received 44.89 percent of the vote.