Turkey’s Supreme Election Council has declared longtime incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdoğan the victor of Sunday’s runoff presidential election. Erdoğan will extend his 20-year rule for a further five years, by far the longest rule of any leader since the founding of the Republic of Turkey a century ago. Erdoğan received just over 52% of the vote, beating challenger Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, who rallied supporters after his defeat.

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu: “In this election, the will of the people to change an authoritarian regime emerged, despite all the pressures. We will continue our struggle on all fronts.”