CHP: Announced results are not 'people's preference' in Turkey

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Tuncay Ozkan, deputy leader of the opposition CHP, expressed that the announced results are not correct and Turkey is suffering from lack of freedom and justice.

"I congratulate election results. They show the preference of voters. But soon we will see that the preference is not correct," tweeted Ozkan on Monday.

The Republican People's Party (CHP) won 146 seats maintaining its second position, according to unofficial results announced by state-owned Anadolu Agency.

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"Our issues are very much above the election results. It is impossible for the new order to solve them because there is no freedom and justice, and there is too much corruption," added Ozkan.

CHP's presidential canididate, Muharrem Ince, won 30 percent of the vote — falling to incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdogan of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP).

CHP leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu said on Sunday they "received some information that there are some attempts of election fraud."

YSK has announced that Erdogan has obtained an "absolute majority" in Sunday's election.

AA figures show the AKP's alliance with the National Movement Party (MHP) gained more than 50 percent of the vote, thus keeping the status quo with the AKP-CHP dominate Grand National Assembly.

International election observers will make a statement at 3 p.m. on Monday. They said they were not able to visit some areas like Urfa and Suruc because of security concerns.

CHP: Announced results are not 'people's preference' in Turkey

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