1993 Turkish presidential election

1993 Turkish presidential election
  • 8 May 1993 (first round)
  • 12 May 1993 (second round)
  • 16 May 1993 (third round)
450 members of the Grand National Assembly
226 votes needed to win
Turnout91.56% 28.23pp
 
Candidate Süleyman Demirel Kâmran İnan
Party DYP ANAP
Electoral vote 244 94
Percentage 59.22% 22.82%
 
Candidate Lütfi Doğan İsmail Cem
Party RP CHP
Electoral vote 47 27
Percentage 11.41% 6.55%
President before election

Hüsamettin Cindoruk
DYP

 Elected President

Süleyman Demirel
DYP

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.

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