Two out of three eligible voters in Germany voted for incumbent Erdoğan in the first round of voting. In Germany, too, only about one in two eligible voters cast their ballots, but 65 percent of them voted for Erdoğan.
Most of Turkey's foreign voters live in Germany. In Turkey, the possibility of voting at the ballot box abroad is repeatedly criticized, especially by members of the opposition. The ruling AKP, together with its ultra-nationalist partner MHP, won the parliamentary vote last Sunday.