(Ankara) – Turkey’s ruling party has claimed victory in critical local elections. Addressing his supporters after the results were revealed, Erdogan said he would “enter the lair” of his enemies and make them “pay the price” for plotting his downfall. “Those who attacked Turkey got disappointed,” he said.
The elections were widely seen as a vote of confidence for the rule of Erdogan, and his supporters celebrated the victory throughout the night.
Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) got 45.6 percent of the votes as the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) scored 27.9 percent and the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) held 15.2 percent as 98 percent of the votes were counted.
