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Britain looks forward to continuing its close association with Ankara following the result of Sunday’s Turkish elections, a top British diplomat said on Monday.
Speaking on arriving in Luxembourg for the EU Foreign Affairs Council, Sir Alan Duncan, the Foreign Office minister for Europe and the Americas, said the U.K. seeks to continue working with Turkey “very closely.”
With almost all the votes counted, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan won an absolute majority in the presidential election with 52.5 percent of the vote. In the parliamentary polls, the People's Alliance of the ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) won 53.6 percent of the votes.
The final results of Sunday’s Turkish elections will be shared with political parties in a few hours, the head of the country’s electoral authority said Monday.“As of Sunday, we shared 98 percent of the election results with the political parties. In a few hours we will have shared 100 percent [of the results]," Sadi Guven, head of the Supreme Election Council (YSK), told reporters in the capital Ankara.Guven also said 99.91 percent of the presidential election results had been recorded in the council’s system as of Monday.Gazans celebrate Erdoğan’s win in Turkish electionAlso praising the “healthy” conduct of the presidential and parliamentary elections, Guven said after the election results are finalized, they will be opened for citizens to see.Earlier, Guven said that with 99.2 percent of ballot boxes opened, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan won an absolute majority in the presidential election with 52.5 percent of the vote, while his top rival Muharrem Ince lagged behind at 30.6 percent.In the parliamentary polls, along with the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), the Justice and Development (AK) Party's election ally, the People's Alliance won 53.6 percent of the votes, with 99.1 percent of ballot boxes opened.Previously, Guven said the remaining uncounted votes would not affect the election results.Turkish elections were healthy, electoral board saysPutin congratulates Turkey's Erdoğan on election winTurkish stocks surge after Erdoğan's election victory
Turkish election board to share final results soon
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday congratulated his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on his presidential election win. According to a Kremlin statement, Putin said the outcome of Sunday's vote confirms Erdogan’s great political authority, and broad support for the course pursued under his leadership to solve social and economic issues facing Turkey, and also for enhancing the country’s foreign policy position. Putin further confirmed his readiness to continue bilateral dialogue and joint regional and international work. Turkey's Supreme Election Council (YSK) announced Erdogan won an absolute majority in Sunday’s presidential election.Video: Citizens wave Turkish flags, celebrate Erdoğan victory in QatarUkrainian leader congratulates Erdoğan on election winIranian president congratulates Erdoğan on election winAsian media covers Erdoğan’s election victory With 99.2 percent of the ballot boxes opened, Erdogan is leading with 52.5 percent of the vote, while his major rival Muharrem Ince lags behind at 30.6 percent. In Sunday’s parliamentary polls, the People's Alliance -- a coalition of Erdogan's Justice and Development (AK) Party and the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) -- won 53.6 percent of the vote, with 99.1 percent of the ballot boxes opened.
Putin congratulates Turkey's Erdoğan on election win
Turkey's stock exchange Monday morning rose 3.55 percent after President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's election victory on Sunday based on preliminary results.Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index started the week at 99,255.76 points, up 3,403.66 points.All sector indices started the day with gains, while the mining index posted the best performance, up 12.19 percent.The BIST banking index and the BIST holding index rose 5.60 percent and 1.78 percent, respectively.Sunday night Erdogan became Turkey's first leader under a presidential system of government, and the People’s Alliance – an alliance between his ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party and the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) – also secured a parliamentary majority, according to unofficial results.Turkey's Supreme Election Council (YSK) announced on Monday that with 99.2 percent of the ballot boxes opened, Erdogan is leading with 52.5 percent of the vote, while his major rival Muharrem Ince lags behind at 30.6 percent.US dollar/Turkish lira parity regresses to under 4.60Also in Sunday's parliamentary elections, the People's Alliance won 53.6 percent of the votes, with 99.1 percent of the ballot boxes opened so far.On Friday, the BIST 100 index closed at 95,852.11, up 0.84 percent, with a trade volume of 4.9 billion Turkish liras ($1.04 billion).The U.S. dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate dropped to 4.5490 as of 9.30 a.m. local time (0630GMT) on Monday from 4.6950 at Friday's close.The euro/lira exchange rate slipped to 5.2970 in the open market -- from 5.4720 at the previous close -- while one British pound traded for 6.0440 Turkish liras versus 6.2310 at the previous close.The price of Brent oil dropped to $74.03 per barrel as of 10.00 a.m. local time (0700GMT) Friday, from $75.32 at the previous close.
Turkish stocks surge after Erdoğan's election victory
“The United Kingdom looks forward to continuing its close association with Turkey following the result of the elections yesterday and we will continue to work very closely with them as we have done since the day of the attempted coup,” Duncan said.
“Clear election result in Turkey,” Duncan also tweeted.
Duncan was the first high-level European visitor to Ankara following the July 2016 defeated coup.
On a recent visit to London, Erdogan praised Britain’s “sincere solidarity,” saying: “We will never forget the solidarity shown with our country.”
“I especially thank Alan [Duncan] very much for this,” Erdogan said, adding that British officials showed a pro-democracy stance by firmly rejecting the vile coup attempt, while many other Western countries failed to even condemn it.