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Merkel vows to work ‘constructively’ with Erdogan

German gov't looking forward to continuing a ‘constructive’ and ‘beneficial’ working relationship, Merkel’s spokesman says

Ayhan Şimşek  | 25.06.2018 - Update : 26.06.2018
Merkel vows to work ‘constructively’ with Erdogan President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel (R) during G20 Leaders' Summit in Hamburg, Germany on July 07, 2017. ( Kayhan Özer - Anadolu Agency )

Berlin

By Ayhan Simsek

BERLIN 

Germany vowed on Monday to move forward in working constructively with the new government of Turkey, following President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s historic election win on Sunday.

Speaking at a news conference in Berlin, Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman said, they have taken note of the preliminary results, which showed that President Erdogan won an absolute majority in the presidential election.

"We are looking forward to continuing a constructive, beneficial working relationship between German and Turkish governments," Steffen Seibert said.

He also noted that Chancellor Merkel would congratulate Turkish President Erdogan at an appropriate time.

Early Monday morning, Turkey's Supreme Election Council announced that Erdogan won an absolute majority in the presidential election.

With 99.6 percent of the ballot boxes opened, Erdogan is leading with 52.58 percent of the vote, while his closest rival Muharrem Ince lags behind at 30.64 percent.

In Sunday’s parliamentary polls, the People's Alliance -- a coalition of Erdogan's Justice and Development (AK) Party and the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) -- won 53.6 percent of the vote, with 99.6 percent of the ballot boxes opened.

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