53m people are eligible to vote in Turkey’s first elections for its President, the 12th President of the Turkish republic. Previously, the President was elected by members of Parliament.The election consists of two ballots; no further ballot is required if one candidate receives more than 50 percent of the vote at the first ballot (as happened). There were three candidates, all male.
Woman for an Australian Republic, Adelaide Ironside, republican poet and artist 1831-1867
Self portrait 1855, Newcastle Art Gallery NSW
