ANKARA: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif attended Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s inauguration Saturday, joining other international leaders in celebrating his run-off win.
The premier thanked Turkey President Erdogan, who has been in power since August 2014 and has reached his third decade, for winning a third term.
At the occasion, PM Shehbaz and Information and Broadcasting Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb greeted and shook hands.
The big celebration featuring re-elected Erdogan and his wife Emine Erdogan featured Turkiye’s national song and traditional music.
The Turkish president praised his people for re-electing him. He asked the nation to unite and work toward a better future.
Moreover, Turkey has strong democracy. We will strengthen it,” he said, adding that Turkey wanted good relations with all nations and would contribute to global peace and security.
While, Erdogan hailed world leaders, including PM Shehbaz, for attending his inauguration. Moreover, High-ranking officials from 78 nations attended the swearing-in.
21 heads of state, 13 prime ministers, parliamentary and ministerial representatives, and representatives of international organizations like the OTS, NATO, and OIC attended the Presidential Complex ceremony.
Earlier, President Erdogan took oath in the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye and began his new term. He received his mandate from the Temporary Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkiye, Devlet Bahceli.
Moreover, After taking the oath, Erdogan visited Anitkabir. He hosted guests at a dinner at the Cankaya Palaca, the former home of Turkish presidents, after the ceremony.
The Turkish president won a presidential runoff election last Sunday with 52.18% of the vote. Opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu received 47.82%, according to final results released by the country’s Supreme Election Council.
