Turchia: Erdogan ha vinto, let's face the truth

I risultati delle elezioni in Turchia non sono ancora definitivi, ma sono decisamente consolidati. Ha vinto l'Akp, con un risultato di molto superiore al 38 per cento delle ultime elezioni amministrative. Ha perso l'opposizione del Chp, che non è riuscita a conquistare né Istanbul né Ankara. Su Ankara un po' l'opposizione contava. I dati tra i due contendenti sono molto vicini, ma sia nella capitale che nella grande città sul Bosforo prevale il candidato dell'Akp. La mappa del voto offerta da Hurriyet non lascia spazio a dubbi.
In un commento del quotidiano Zaman si ricorda che la serata, specie a urne chiuse, non è stata proprio tranquillissima. E non tanto per i blindati spediti a Taksim, quanto per problemi di rete, di black-out, e anche di dati molto diversi diffusi da due diverse fonti.
"Two main news agencies reporting updates on the vote count, the state-run Anadolu news agency and private Cihan news agency, reported significantly different outcomes in the first hours of the vote count, puzzling observers. The confusion grew when Cihan, affiliated with the Hizmet movement, reported that it was under a major cyber attack preventing it from conveying results effectively. “We face extreme difficulties in reporting poll results. Our reporters are physically assaulted, our database targeted with massive cyber attacks,” Cihan said on its Twitter account. Internet connection was down at Today's Zaman and its Turkish-language sister newspaper Zaman for hours as well, severely complicating reporting. Hundreds of AK Party supporters gathered in front of the headquarters of Zaman and Cihan news agency, a compound that also houses Today's Zaman, honking horns of their cars and shouting slogans in support of Erdoğan, after calls throughout the day by an anonymous pro-AK Party Twitter account to celebrate the AK Party win in front of Hizmet-affiliated Zaman.

Anadolu agency, on the other hand, had to issue a statement after it faced a flood of accusations of “manipulative” reporting. “This is a night when very ugly election manipulating is under way. Unfortunately, the state news agency Anadolu is working as the hub of this manipulation,” CHP Deputy Chairman Haluk Koç told a news conference.

There were also reports of power cuts in many provinces across Turkey as vote counting was still under way. Photos showed election officials counting votes as voting stations in candlelight in the southern province of Gaziantep".

E infatti la confusione non è stata poca: il Chp a un certo punto della serata ha annunciato che il suo candidato a sindaco di Istanbul Sarigul era avanti di almeno due punti rispetto all'avversario dell'Akp, sindaco uscente (e poi rientrante).

Ma - come scrive Hurriyet: "Those claims could have changed the result in some cities, but let’s face the truth: The difference between the AK Parti and others is not in the single digits. Istanbul andAnkara could have changed the picture, but it did not. The majority of Turkish voters have closed their eyes and ears to corruption claims, because Erdoğan told them to do so; he has still such an influence on them"

Insomma, ha vinto.