Turkish Diaspora Voting Patterns: How Did They Contribute to Erdogan’s Re-election

Recep Tayyip Erdogan won the run-off election against his opponent, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, on 28 May 2023. He was elected president of Turkey for the third consecutive time in a heavily contested run-off election. With more than 99 percent of both domestic and international votes counted, Erdogan secured 52.16 percent of the vote, while Kemal Kilicdaroglu…

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Germany’s Muslims Find Fewer Reasons to Vote

Around 5.5 million Muslims live in Germany (Source). Approximately half of these have a German passport and around 1.5 million of these are over the age of 18, making them eligible to vote. Overall, the number of eligible voters with a migrant background has been estimated to be as high as 7.4 million (Source). Not…

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Grand Mosque of Lyon’s rector calls on Muslims to vote

Kamel Kabtane, rector of the Grand Mosque of Lyon, published a communiqué before the first round of the elections in which he called on the Muslim community to assume its “duty” to vote. “Our responsibility, as citizens of this country, commands us to take part in France’s future at a time when certain irresponsible persons attempt…

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Emmanuel Macron struggles to impress French Muslims

When asked if she would vote for the centrist Emmanuel Macron over the far-right Marine Le Pen in a possible runoff for the French presidency, Nadia Henni-Moulai could only muster an unenthusiastic “I’ll see”. “Macron might convince me by then … but I won’t vote for him by default,” she said before vexing at the…

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