1993 Turkish presidential election

Indirect presidential elections were held in Turkey in May 1993 to elect the country's ninth president, who would succeed Turgut Özal who had recently died. The candidate of DYP was Süleyman Demirel who was also supported by SHP. In the first and second rounds, the ruling party DYP was unsuccessful in electing its candidate, Süleyman Demirel. Finally, in the third round, Süleyman Demirel was elected as the ninth President of Turkey.[1]

1993 Turkish presidential election

← 1989
  • 8 May 1993 (first round)
  • 12 May 1993 (second round)
  • 16 May 1993 (third round)
2000 →

450 members of the Grand National Assembly
226 votes needed to win
Turnout91.56% Increase 28.23pp
 
Candidate Süleyman Demirel Kâmran İnan
Party DYP ANAP
Electoral vote 244 94
Percentage 59.22% 22.82%

 
Candidate Lütfi Doğan İsmail Cem
Party RP CHP
Electoral vote 47 27
Percentage 11.41% 6.55%

President before election

Turgut Özal
ANAP

Elected President

Süleyman Demirel
DYP

Electoral system

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The presidential vote is held in parliament by secret ballot. A candidate requires a two-thirds majority - or 300 votes - to be elected in the first two rounds. If there is no clear winner before the third round, the winning threshold is dropped to a simple majority, or 226 votes. If there is still no winner, the two candidates with the most votes from the third round progress to a runoff election, where the simply majority rule still applies. In the event of no clear winner among the two, the Turkish constitution states that a snap general election must be called to overcome the parliamentary deadlock.

Results

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CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond roundThird round
Votes%Votes%Votes%
Süleyman DemirelTrue Path Party23458.5023558.1724459.22
Kâmran İnanMotherland Party9523.759523.519422.82
Lütfi DoğanWelfare Party4611.504912.134711.41
İsmail CemRepublican People's Party256.25256.19276.55
Total400100.00404100.00412100.00
Registered voters/turnout450450450

References

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  1. ^ "TBMM Tutanak Dergisi" (PDF). 16 May 1993.