[UPDATE-May 15] – Tens of Thousands Root for Turkish Opposition Candidate Kilicdaroglu in Istanbul

Intermediate vote count results for Turkish general elections ▪️According to preliminary data, after processing 93%, the number of votes cast for the incumbent President Erdogan decreased to 49.7%. Kılıçdaroğlu receives 44.6%. ▪️ In parliament, the ruling coalition won 323 seats on the basis of 89.5% of the processed ballots, leaving the two largest opposition blocs in aggregate with 277 seats. The number of votes counted abroad barely exceeds a quarter, creating the main intrigue around the choice of the diaspora. Whether there will be a second round now depends precisely on the votes of citizens living abroad and how the…