AKP hits back at claims it is holding up the count where losing

Ali Ihsan Yavuz, chairman of the AKP, has refuted the opposition’s claims that results were being misrepresented and that the ruling party was holding up the count where it was losing, calling the allegations “bloated”.

“They are in panic,” he said on live TV. “We are comfortable getting a majority at the parliament and we are leading by margin for the presidency.”

Yavuz said there were security checks in place for the ballot boxes and everyone has their representatives at them.

“They say we file objections and that’s why they aren’t catching up,” Yavuz said. “This process takes a really little time and it doesn’t really impact much.”