Election comments from Germany and Italy

German Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Andrea Sasse said the high voter turnout rate in Turkey shows that Turkish citizens highly value these democratic standards.

Sasse and the German government spokesman, Steffen Hebestreit, assessed the 28th term presidential and parliamentary elections held yesterday in Turkey in Berlin. Reminding that OSCE observers are also following the elections in Turkey, Sasse noted that the observers’ reports will be awaited in order to evaluate the observations on the elections.

Government spokesman Hebestreit said: “At the moment we do not see any impact or delay on major international decisions. This is the standard process in democracies, and we find it good.”

“WE RESPECT THE WILL OF THE TURKISH PEOPLE”

Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani also stated that they respect the will of the Turkish people regarding the General Elections for President and Parliament held on May 14 in Turkey.
Sasse said that the high turnout rate in the elections in Turkey shows that Turkish citizens highly value these democratic standards: “The high turnout rate in the elections showed that Turkish citizens in particular highly value and use these democratic standards,” he said. . .

Reminding that OSCE observers are also following the elections in Turkey, Sasse noted that the observers’ reports will be awaited in order to evaluate the observations on the elections.

The government spokesman, Hebestreit, stated that he believes that no one is against the functioning of democratic processes.

Stating that they found democratic elections satisfactory, Hebestreit said: “This is what should happen. It is our wish that we have always expressed that the electoral campaign be carried out in a fair framework, ”he said.

Noting that he received information about the elections in Turkey from Prime Minister Olaf Scholz’s foreign policy adviser Jens Plötner, Hebestreit said: “We have a consular representation in Turkey. Of course, the information was provided by evaluating all open sources.”

FOR THE STABILITY OF THE MEDITERRANEAN…

In an interview with the Italian newspaper Il Messaggero, Tajani made assessments of the issues on the international agenda. Recalling that the presidential and general elections were held in Turkey yesterday, Tajani commented: “Turkey continues to be one of the main interlocutors for us in NATO and for the stability of the Mediterranean.”

When asked about prolonging the war in Ukraine and not prolonging the Black Sea Grain Corridor deal, Tajani said: “This is a scenario we don’t want to think about. The lives of millions of people living in poverty are at stake. A crisis may arise in sub-Saharan Africa and Central African countries, with the war in Sudan, which risks starting a very dangerous migratory process. (AA)