Preliminary Results of Local Elections

With 92 percent of the nationwide local election ballot boxes opened, at 10:00 a.m. the distribution of votes was as follows:

Justice and Development Party (AKP): 42.2 percent

Republican People's Party (CHP): 21.2 percent

Social Democrat's People's Party (SHP): 5,8 percent

True Path Party (DYP): 8,2 percent

Nationalist Movement Party (MHP): 8,6 percent

Motherland Party (ANAP): 2.3 percent

Democratic Left Party (DSP): 2.1

New Democracy Party (YTP):0,2 percent

Turkey Communist Party (DYP): 0,1 percent

Party of Labor (EMEP): 0,1 percent

Freedom and Solidarity Party (ÖDP):0,1 percent

Total number of poll boxes: 180 755

Boxes opened: 167 490

Valid votes: 33 136 910 (YE)