Turkey: Most Recent Elections Presidential Election – August 2014
{"Image DocumentName": "Turkey: Most Recent Elections Presidential Election \u2013 August 2014", "Image ImageDescription": "Summary of the Last Elections: Results: Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan decided to run for the presidency after the country\u2019s electoral system was changed to allow for the direct election of the presidency in Turkey. Eventually, Mr. Erdogan won a clear victory in 2014\u2019s presidential election, winning 51.8% of the vote in the first round, thus avoiding the need to contest a run-off election. The former general secretary of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, finished a distant second with 38.4% of the vote. The Kurdish political leader Selahattin Demirtas finished in third place with 9.8% of the vote. The presidential election campaign was dominated by Prime Minister Erdogan\u2019s candidacy and his bid to strengthen the office of the presidency. The secular opposition in Turkey accused Mr. Erdogan of becoming much too autocratic and seeking to weaken the political opposition. Source: National election authority.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}