US EditionVoting starts in Turkey presidential election runoff
- Turks began voting in a presidential runoff election that could see Tayyip Erdogan extend his rule into a third decade and continue on a path of authoritarianism, aggressive foreign policy, and unorthodox economic governance.
- Erdogan won the first round with a lead over rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu, but fell short of the 50% needed to avoid a runoff. Kilicdaroglu is the candidate of a six-party opposition alliance and leads the Republican People's Party.
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Early results appear split in Turkey's presidential runoff election as votes are counted
Preliminary, unofficial results from Turkey's state Anadolu news agency showed incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ahead with 76 percent of ballot boxes counted, while a competing news agency gave a slight lead to the opposition candidate.
Turkey Elections: President Erdogan Leads With Half of Vote Counted, Says Report
Erdogan was winning with 56.4 percent of the vote with 49.4 percent of the ballots counted, while opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu had 43.6 percent of the vote, the Anadolu state news agency reported
Les bureaux de vote en Turquie ont fermé leurs portes dimanche à l'issue du second tour d'une élection présidentielle pour laquelle le président sortant, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, est parti en position de favori après deux décennies au pouvoir, face à son rival social-démocrate Kemal Kiliçdaroglu.
Voters in Turkiye choose between Erdogan and Kilicdaroglu in presidential runoff
Voters in Turkiye returned to the polls Sunday to decide whether the country’s longtime leader stretches his increasingly authoritarian rule into a third decade, or is unseated by a challenger who has promised to restore a more democratic society.
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