1993 Turkish presidential election

Election of Süleyman Demirel Turkey presidential 1989 Turkish presidential election 1989 8 May 1993 (first round) 12 May 1993 (second round) 16 May 1993 (third round) 2000 Turkish presidential election 2000 450 members of the Grand National Assembly 226 91.56% 28.23pp Suleyman Demirel 1998 (cropped).jpg Süleyman Demirel True Path Party 244 59.22% 3x4.svg Kâmran İnan Motherland Party (Turkey) 94 22.82% Lütfi Doğan Welfare Party 47 11.41% İsmail Cem (cropped).jpg İsmail Cem Republican People's Party 27 6.55% President Hüsamettin Cindoruk True Path Party Süleyman Demirel True Path Party Indirect presidential elections were held in Turkey in May 1993 to elect the country's ninth president, who would 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.16 May 1993 TBMM Tutanak Dergisi https://www5.tbmm.gov.tr/tutanaklar/TUTANAK/TBMM/d19/c035/tbmm19035103.pdf Electoral system 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 Süleyman Demirel True Path Party 234 235 244 Kâmran İnan Motherland Party 95 95 94 Lütfi Doğan Welfare Party 46 49 47 İsmail Cem Republican People's Party 25 25 27 450 450 450 References Category:Presidential elections in Turkey President Turkish presidential election, 1993 Turkey