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<French #293> With 52.2% of the vote, Recep Tayyip Erdogan re-elected as head of Turkey - le 28 mai 2023

   Today's article is about the presidential election in Turkey from "France 24" dated May 28, 2023.

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French Original

Avec 52,2 % des voix, Recep Tayyip Erdogan réélu à la tête de la Turquie

 

Recep Tayyip Erdogan a été déclaré, dimanche, vainqueur du second tour de l'élection présidentielle turque, réunissant 52,2 % des suffrages, contre 47,8 % pour son adversaire, selon les agences Anadolu et Anka. Le candidat de l’opposition, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, a exprimé sa "tristesse" face "aux difficultés qui attendent" la Turquie.

 

(photo) Le président turc Recep Tayyip Erdogan a revendiqué la victoire à la présidentielle devant ses partisans à Istanbul, en Turquie, le 28 mai 2023.

 

English Translation

With 52.2% of the vote, Recep Tayyip Erdogan re-elected as head of Turkey

 

Recep Tayyip Erdogan was declared the winner of the second round of the Turkish presidential election on Sunday, winning 52.2% of the vote, against 47.8% for his opponent, according to the Anadolu and Anka agencies. Opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu expressed his "sadness" at "the difficulties ahead" of Turkey.

 

(photo) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claims presidential victory in front of his supporters in Istanbul, Turkey on May 28, 2023.

 

Words & Phrases

<A>

adversaire: opponent

attendent > attendre: to await

<D>

déclaré (déclarer): declared (declare)

<E>

exprimé (exprimer): expressed (epress)

<R>

réélu (réélire): re-elected (re-elect)

réunissant (réunir): gathering (gather)

revendiqué (revendiqer): claimed (claim)

<T>

tristesse: sadness

<V>

vainqueur: victor, winner