2018 Turkish general election

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The 2018 Turkish general election was a nationwide vote that renewed both the presidency and parliament, consolidating Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s power under a new presidential system.

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instanceOf general election
national election
appliesToJurisdiction Republic of Turkey
linked to: Turkey
campaignIssue economy of Turkey
presidential system
state of emergency in Turkey
continent Asia
Europe
country Turkey
date 2018-06-24
electoralThreshold 10%
electoralType parliamentary election
presidential election
endTime 2018-06-24
followedBy 2023 Turkish general election
follows 2017 Turkish constitutional referendum
hasPart 2018 Turkish parliamentary election
2018 Turkish presidential election
incumbentBeforeElection Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
language Turkish
legislativeBodyElected Grand National Assembly of Turkey
location Turkey
mainOppositionAlliance Nation Alliance
mainOppositionParties Felicity Party
Good Party
Republican People's Party
mainOppositionPresidentialCandidate Muharrem İnce
mainOppositionPresidentialParty Republican People's Party
numberOfSeatsForElection 600
officeContested Member of Parliament
President of Turkey
otherParliamentaryParty Peoples' Democratic Party
otherPresidentialCandidate Doğu Perinçek
Meral Akşener
Selahattin Demirtaş
Temel Karamollaoğlu
parliamentaryWinnerAlliance People's Alliance
linked to: People’s Alliance
parliamentaryWinnerParties Justice and Development Party
Nationalist Movement Party
partOf Turkish elections
presidentialWinnerAlliance People's Alliance
linked to: People’s Alliance
presidentialWinnerParty Justice and Development Party
previousElection 2014 Turkish presidential election
2015 Turkish general election
regulatedBy Supreme Election Council of Turkey
resultedIn abolition of office of Prime Minister of Turkey
consolidation of presidential powers
introduction of executive presidential system in Turkey
startTime 2018-06-24
turnout high voter turnout
votingSystemUsed party-list proportional representation
two-round system
winnerPresidential Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
year 2018

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November 2015 Turkish general election nextElection 2018 Turkish general election
2018 Turkish general election hasPart 2018 Turkish parliamentary election
linked to: 2018 Turkish general election