UPDATE - People sided with democracy: Turkey's main opposition

UPDATE WITH MORE REMARKS

By Ozcan Yildirim, Baris Gundogan and Mehmet Tosun

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's main opposition leader said late Sunday that people sided with democracy during the local elections.

“We have experienced every kind of injustice, but people sided with democracy. This is very important for us,” Kemal Kilicdaroglu said in his speech after Sunday's polls.

Describing the election as a "success", he said: “This is an election done democratically and humanely, and success gained by this election will be welcomed not only by us but all over the world, as democracy is improving in Turkey.

"We say: 'Turkey won'. After this election, everybody won."

“We are ready to fulfill all our duties in overcoming Turkey's economic crisis," he added.

Millions of Turkish voters cast their votes in the local elections to choose Turkey’s mayors, city council members, mukhtars (neighborhood officials), and members of elder councils for the next five years.

*Writing by Erdogan Cagatay Zontur