Tag: Election result
Erdogan’s opponents are not giving up
Kemal Kilicdaroğlu The presidential candidate missed an absolute majority. (Photo: AP) Ankara Before the elections, his supporters called him the “Gandhi of Turkey”: opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu recorded his campaign…
Sinan Ogan – the ultra-right kingmaker
Sinan Ogan The academic with Azerbaijani roots came third in the presidential campaign. (Photo: Reuters) Ankara He was eliminated from the Turkish presidential race, but his votes are now hard…
Why so many predictions were wrong
After the presidential election in Turkey The race for the presidency between incumbent Erdogan and his challenger Kilicdaroglu was close – and the runoff will be in two weeks. (Photo:…
Why so many predictions were wrong
Presidential and parliamentary elections in Turkey However, many observers at home and abroad had not predicted that Erdogan would be so clearly ahead, at least in the first ballot. (Photo:…
Why so many predictions were wrong
Presidential and parliamentary elections in Turkey However, many observers at home and abroad had not predicted that Erdogan would be so clearly ahead, at least in the first ballot. (Photo:…
SPD cheers – Bovenschulte will probably remain Bremen’s mayor
Berlin According to an official extrapolation, the previous governing party SPD won the general election in Bremen with 29.9 percent. The second strongest force was the CDU with 25.7 percent,…
Nerve thriller about counting in Turkey election
Ankara The outcome of the election in Turkey is uncertain even hours after the polling stations have closed. Conflicting information about the first counts in the parliamentary and presidential elections…
Despite losses, the CDU wins the local elections in Schleswig-Holstein
Local elections in Schleswig-Holstein Prime Minister of Schleswig-Holstein, Daniel Günther (CDU), is satisfied with the election result. (Photo: dpa) keel Despite slight losses, the CDU is the clear winner of…
Bremen’s election winner is the SPD’s new left-wing rock star
Berlin Andreas Bovenschulte likes to let it rip. The mayor of Bremen belts out Queen songs with his guitar in front of his fellow Prime Ministers. A little love of…
Nerve thriller about counting in Turkey election
Ankara Conflicting information about the first projections for the parliamentary and presidential elections in Turkey has caused criticism of the Turkish state media. According to Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, opposition…
Billionaire heiress and Harvard graduate lead Thailand election
Paetongtarn Shinawatra The billionaire heiress could be a clear winner in Thailand’s election. (Photo: Reuters) Bangkok Nine years after the military coup, Thailand is facing a new balance of power:…
SPD cheers – Bovenschulte will probably remain Bremen’s mayor
Berlin According to the first forecasts, the SPD has become the strongest force in the state elections in Bremen. The Social Democrats under incumbent Andreas Bovenschulte, 57, were at 6…
SPD and Union unchanged in the Sunday question, Greens are the only ones to increase
Chamber of the Bundestag According to the survey, the Union faction would be the strongest after a current election. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf If there were a federal election today, the…
Full polling stations and a spirit of optimism in the opposition
Ankara A mother holds her baby in the air just before entering the polling station in an inner-city district of Ankara. She smiles at her toddler and sings: “Bahar gelecek!”.…
Erdogan wants to replace this alliance
Istanbul Today, more than 60 million Turks are voting for their parliament and the country’s future president. The challenger to incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Kemal Kilicdaroglu of the left-wing CHP,…
Thailand faces a new power struggle
Paetongtarn Shinawatra The favorite to be Thailand’s prime minister is almost certain of victory. (Photo: AP) Bangkok The military has already ousted her father from office and also staged a…
Erdogan’s great danger: the Kurdish politician Demirtas
Selahattin Demirtas before his imprisonment Captured but not silenced: the pro-Kurdish politician mobilizes his supporters against Erdogan from prison. (Photo: AP) Istanbul Selahattin Demirtas has not appeared in public for…
Bremen election becomes a mood test for the party
Berlin Maike Schaefer makes no secret of what concerns Bremen’s citizens ahead of the state elections on Sunday. The top candidate of the Greens told the Handelsblatt that one is…
Heavy losses for Tories in local elections in England
Rishi Sunak The ruling Conservatives have suffered heavy losses in local elections in England. (Photo: Reuters) London The ruling Conservatives in Britain suffered a heavy defeat in the local elections…
Only in the third ballot at the destination
Mayoral election in the Berlin House of Representatives Kai Wegner (CDU) was elected Governing Mayor of Berlin in the third ballot. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Why should the election of the…