Turkish presidential election, 1993

Turkish presidential election, 1993

May 16, 1993 (Third round)

All 450 Members of Parliament voting in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey 226 votes needed to win Turnout 91.56%   Nominee Süleyman Demirel Kamran İnan Lütfi Doğan Party DYP ANAP Welfare MP votes 244 94 47 Percentage 59.2% 22.8% 11.4%   Nominee İsmail Cem Party CHP MP votes 27 Percentage 6.6%

President before election Turgut Özal Motherland Party Elected President Süleyman Demirel True Path Party

The 1993 Turkish presidential election refers the election to choose the country's ninth president, to 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.

Procedure

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

Name	1st round votes (May, 8 1993)	2nd round votes (May, 12 1993)	3rd round votes (May, 16 1993)	Political Party
Süleyman Demirel	234	235	244	DYP
Kamran İnan	95	95	94	ANAP
Lütfi Doğan	46	49	47	RP
İsmail Cem	25	25	27	CHP