UPDATE - World leaders continue to congratulate President Erdogan on reelection

ADDS PHONE CALL WITH AUSTRIAN CHANCELLOR KARL NEHAMMER, MINOR EDITS

By Anadolu staff

ANKARA (AA) - World leaders on Thursday continued to congratulate Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on his victory in the second round of the presidential election held on May 28.

Heads of state and government conveyed their best wishes to the president through calls and messages.

Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer congratulated Erdogan for his success in the election, according to the Turkish Communications Directorate. In a phone call, Nehammer wished the new era to be beneficial for the Turkish people.

Gambian President Adama Barrow, in a post on his Twitter account, wished Erdogan "a successful term."

"I express my trust in Türkiye's astute and forward-thinking elected president, and I wish him to continue his duty with the peace brought by peace, unity and prosperity," said Liberian President George Manneh Weah.

President of South Sudan Salva Kiir Mayardit also sent felicitations to Erdogan, who won the race with more than 52.18% of the vote, against opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu who got 47.82%.

Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki expressed his confidence that Erdogan's re-election will improve Türkiye's economic development and progress, as well as bilateral ties and cooperation.

The leaders who called Erdogan on Wednesday included Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud, and Tajikistan President Sadir Japarov.

Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government President Nechirvan Barzani, Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajid and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni also spoke to the Turkish president.

Others who conveyed their wishes to Erdogan over the phone are Bahraini King Hamed bin Isa Al Khalifa, Saudi Crown Mohammed bin Salman and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.