Nation showed its will with May 14 poll results at parliament: Erdoğan

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said the nation has displayed its will with the votes reflected at the parliament in the May 14 elections, which is in favor of the People's Alliance.

"On May 14, our nation actually declared its will by giving the majority of the parliament seats with 323 deputies to the People's Alliance," Erdoğan tweeted on May 22.

In the presidential elections, more than 27 million of the citizens favored his alliance with 49.5 percent of the votes, he said. "Hopefully, we will complete May 28 [polls] with the will and support of our beloved nation, with a record number of votes."

"I would like to ask all my brothers and sisters who will go to the polls on May 28 and ask themselves these questions sincerely. Are those who promise free houses before the elections and then try to kick our earthquake victims out of their homes respectable?" Erdoğan stated, referring to the Nation's Alliance.

"Would this nation benefit from a person who has done nothing good for the country in his bureaucratic or political life?" he said, referring to presidential candidate and Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu.

"Is it safe to trust someone who, with his mouth, confesses that he was dealing with FETÖ members during the Dec. 17-25, 2013, coup attempt?" he said.

"Can those who promise to release the instigators of the Oct. 6-8, 2015, events in the squares from prison be expected to fight the separatist organization?" Erdoğan said, referring to the imprisoned former co-chair of People's Democratic Party (HDP), Selahattin Demirtaş.

"Can the political morality of those who see every means as legitimate, including blackmail, threats, pressure, tape plots, to liquidate their opponents, be trusted?" the...

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