Voting for the 28 May election in Europe is complete

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Voting overseas for the second spherical of the presidential election to be held on 28 May has come to an finish.

The polls in international locations the place the deadline for voting was set to be 24 May have closed and the election course of in Europe has been accomplished. It was seen that the residents confirmed nice curiosity in the poll packing containers.

Belgium

Turkish residents residing in Belgium voted in 3 cities for the second spherical of the Presidential Elections in Turkey. Whereas the polls in the capital metropolis of Brussels and Antwerp closed at 22:00 native time this night, the voting course of in the metropolis of Hasselt lasted for two days, 20-21 May.

At the closing time of the polls in Brussels, the final voters who got here operating to the voting heart voted with applause. Upon the announcement that the voting course of had ended, applause arose from the corridor.

After the poll packing containers had been closed, some celebration officers and observers posed for photographs collectively.

In the second spherical of the election, it is estimated that the turnout charge in Belgium elevated in comparison with the first spherical. Based on YSK knowledge, there have been 153,443 registered voters in Belgium in the first spherical of the election.

The votes forged in the second spherical can be despatched to Cologne, Germany tomorrow to be taken to Ankara.

Germany

The voting course of, which began on 20 May in Germany, which has the highest variety of voters with roughly 1.5 million exterior Turkey, ended at 22:00 native time.

Residents who got here to the voting facilities in Berlin, Cologne, Hamburg, Hannover, Münster, Essen, Düsseldorf, Mainz, Frankfurt, Karlsruhe, Stuttgart, Munich, Kassel and Nuremberg in Germany forged their votes between 08:00 and 22:00 native time for 5 days.

After Consul Normal Rıfkı Olgun Yücekök introduced the finish of the voting course of in the capital Berlin, applause was heard from these in the heart.

After the voting course of, clean poll papers had been positioned in baggage in addition to the envelopes in which the votes had been taken.

It was noteworthy that lengthy queues fashioned in many polling stations in Germany throughout the election course of. The ballots can be despatched to Turkey by lifestyle tomorrow.

Switzerland

The voting course of, which was held in Switzerland on account of the second spherical of the Presidential Elections to be held on 28 May in Turkey, has ended.

Voting at the poll packing containers arrange at the Turkish Embassy in Bern and the Consulate Generals in Zurich and Geneva on 20 May was accomplished at 22:00 native time.

The sacks containing the poll papers used in Switzerland can be delivered to the transport fee at Lyon Airport in France by land tomorrow and can be despatched to Turkey by airplane belonging to Turkish Airways (THY).

Turkey’s Geneva Consul Normal İpek Zeytinoğlu Özkan instructed Anadolu Company (AA) that though the voting interval for the second spherical was 5 days, there was an intense turnout.

Ozkan, “Our turnout charge elevated in comparison with the first spherical, I feel this is essential. We closed our polls with none issues.”(*28*) mentioned.

In the Normal Elections for the President and twenty eighth Time period Member of Parliament on May 14, 60 thousand 95 votes out of 105 thousand 802 registered in Switzerland.

Sweden

Voting for the second spherical of Presidential Elections in Sweden, which began on 20 May, ended at 22:00 CEST.

The votes forged for 4 days at the Stockholm Honest in the capital metropolis of Stockholm had been counted by poll field officers, put in baggage and sealed.

Based on unofficial figures, 14,221 individuals voted in Sweden, the place 42,800 Turkish voters are registered. In the 14 May elections, this determine was 13,669.

AK Occasion Sweden Election Coordination Middle Chairman Özer Eken instructed Anadolu Company (AA) that: “Every thing went effectively throughout the voting course of. There have been no setbacks and there was nice curiosity from our residents. I hope the outcomes can be helpful for our nation and our nation.” (*28*)mentioned.

Greece

In Greece, the voting course of for the second spherical of the Presidential Elections in Turkey has ended.

The election course of was accomplished with the closing of the poll packing containers in Greece, the place the voting course of continued till May 24 at the Consulate Normal of Turkey in Athens-Pire and the Consulate Normal of Thessaloniki, Komotini and Rhodes.

With the closing of the poll packing containers at 22:00 native time, the votes had been sealed by placing them in sacks. The sealed sacks had been taken to a personal room with three locks on the door for safekeeping.

Sealed vote sacks positioned in the diplomatic bag can be on their strategy to be delivered to Turkey tomorrow.

Vote sacks at the Athens-Pire Consulate Normal and Thessaloniki Consulate Normal can be transported to Turkey by a airplane belonging to THY, the votes forged in the Rhodes Consulate by sea, and the votes forged in the Consulate Normal in Komotini by land, accompanied by diplomatic courier and celebration representatives.

Based on YSK knowledge, there have been 11,714 registered voters in Greece in the first spherical of the election, with 12.7 % turnout in the elections.

Turkey’s Consul Normal to Komotini Aykut Unal said that each one officers and celebration representatives work in concord. Ünal thanked the residents who voted, “We want the election outcomes to be helpful to our nation and nation.” (*28*)mentioned.

Holland

The voting technique of Turkish voters residing in the Netherlands for the second spherical of the Presidential Election to be held in Turkey on 28 May has been accomplished. The voting course of, which began on 20 May in the capital metropolis of Amsterdam, The Hague and Deventer, ended as we speak at 22:00 native time (23:00 CEST).

Turkish voters residing in the Netherlands had been additionally in a position to vote for two days on 20-21 May in the metropolis of Eindhoven. After the poll packing containers had been closed, the poll papers had been sealed and put in sacks below the supervision of the poll field committee and observers.

The poll papers can be delivered to the YSK by air transport to Turkey through diplomatic courier. In the first spherical of the President and twenty eighth Time period Parliamentary Elections, 146 thousand 179 out of 286 thousand 753 registered voters in the Netherlands voted.

France

Voting in the second spherical of the Presidential Elections in Paris, the capital metropolis of France, the place roughly 800,000 Turkish residents reside, and in the cities of Strasbourg, Lyon, Nantes, Bordeaux and Marseille ended.

In the cities of Orleans, Mulhouse and Clermont-Ferrand, Turkish voters forged their votes for 2 days on 20-21 May. The poll papers in France can be despatched to Turkey by air tomorrow.

Serdar Belentepe, Turkey’s Consul Normal in Paris, “Due to the excessive variety of poll packing containers, our residents forged their votes very fluently.” (*28*)mentioned.

Belentepe, “Our residents confirmed favor and rushed to the poll packing containers.”(*28*) He said that in the second spherical, a disabled citizen traveled 200 kilometers and got here to vote in Paris along with his household and there was a harmonious environment throughout the voting course of.

Austria

The voting course of for the second spherical of the Presidential Election to be held on May 28 in Austria has been accomplished.

Roughly 111,000 voters in the nation forged their votes in the Consulate Generals of Vienna, Salzburg and Bregenz on 20-24 May.

Following the conclusion of the voting course of, Turkey’s Ambassador to Vienna, Ozan Ceyhun, made a press release to the press.

Ceyhun said that 67,726 individuals went to the polls throughout Austria and the turnout charge was 60.47 %.

Noting that the voting charges elevated in any respect factors in Austria and that the voters confirmed nice curiosity in the poll field, Ceyhun thanked all the officers at the poll field for their devoted work.

Ceyhun, “We had a great election in Austria, the place every part will be resolved by speaking and dialogue, even when minor issues arose, and a great citizenship and voter instance that may set an instance to the entire world.”(*28*) mentioned.

Stating that there have been no issues in the voting facilities throughout the election course of, Ceyhun added that this was a wonderful “democracy feast”.

Turkey’s Vienna Consul Normal Cafer Mert Özmert additionally said that the poll papers can be transferred to Munich, Germany by official automobiles tonight, and can be delivered to the Supreme Election Council (YSK) officers there.