Runoff likely as Erdogan’s share of votes falls below 50%

Preliminary results are coming in after polls closed in Turkey's elections.

By Mersiha Gadzo Published 2023-05-14 09:25 Updated 2023-05-15 07:12 1 min read Source: Al Jazeera

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (left) and his main challenger, Kemal Kilicdaroglu [AP Photo]

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Results are coming in after polls closed in Turkey’s elections.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s share of the vote fell below 50 percent after early results published by the state-run Anadolu Agency.
The third candidate Sinan Ogan of the right-wing ATA Alliance performed more strongly than expected.
If no candidate secures more than half the votes in the first round of voting, a May 28 runoff will be held.

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