Supreme Electoral Board says 1529 ballot boxes uncounted yet

Supreme Electoral Board (YSK) Head Ahmet Yener said that Tayyip Erdoğan received 49.40 percent of the votes and his rival Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu stood at 44.96 percent in the presidential elections with 99 percent of ballot boxes opened.

Supreme Electoral Board (YSK) Head Ahmet Yener announced the latest data concerning the May 14 Presidential elections.

According to Yener, as of 09:45, 192,187 (99 percent) ballot boxes in Turkey and 8,655 ballot boxes abroad were counted. The number of uncounted ballot boxes is 1529.

Yener revealed that the presidential candidate of the People's Alliance, Tayyip Erdoğan, received 49.40 percent, while the presidential candidate of the Nation Alliance, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu stood at 44.96 percent.

According to Yener, Sinan Oğan, candidate of the far-right alliance ATA and former member of the far-right party MHP, received 5.2 percent of the vote, adding that data entry continues.