Turkish citizens in Morocco cast their votes during the Turkish presidential and the 28th term parliamentary elections at the Turkish embassy in Rabat, Morocco on May 06, 2023.
RABAT, Morocco
Turkish expatriates in Morocco on Saturday began to cast ballots in Türkiye’s upcoming parliamentary and presidential elections.
Voting will continue through Sunday evening, May 7.
On their ballots, voters will choose between four presidential hopefuls, in the following order: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (seeking reelection), Muharrem Ince, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, and Sinan Ogan. In addition, 24 political parties and 151 independent candidates are vying for all 600 seats in the Turkish parliament.
The voting process began for Turks abroad on April 27.
Some 3.41 million people are expected to cast their votes abroad, including nearly 278,000 young first-time voters.
*Writing by Ikram Kouachi
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