Neither President Recep Tayyip Erdogan nor opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu was able to claim an outright victory as vote counting continued. Share Listen (2 min) People in Turkey are voting in the tightest election in years, as the country recovers from a devastating earthquake in the midst of an economic crisis.
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ISTANBUL—Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his main challenger said they were both prepared to accept a runoff election later this month with neither candidate claiming an outright victory in a vote that marked the
to the Turkish leader’s two decades in power. Early results appeared to show neither Mr. Erdogan or his top challenger, opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu , reached the 50% threshold required to avoid a runoff, which would take place on May 28. headtopics.com
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Early results in Turkey’s election show President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with leadEarly results from Turkey’s national election show President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with a solid lead after nearly 20% of ballot boxes were counted, the Turkish state-run news agency says. Erdogan had 55% of the vote, compared to 39% garnered by main opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu, according to Anadolu Agency. If no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote, the winner will be determined in a May 28 run-off. Opinion surveys indicated the increasingly authoritarian Erdogan entered his bid for reelection on Sunday trailing a challenger for the first time. A spokesman for Kilicdaroglu’s center-left party cautioned the early returns were preliminary and said the “picture is extremely positive” for the opposition. Turkey’s state-run news agency says voter support for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has dipped below the majority required to win reelection outright, making a May 28 runoff presidential election more likely.
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