A second round of elections is becoming more and more likely, which could take place on May 28 if no candidate wins more than 50% of the vote in the first round.
In the presidential elections held in Turkey on Sunday, May 14, incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is leading. After 90% of the ballots were counted, he had 49.94% of the vote, which means a runoff is likely, Hurriyet reports.
So, as of 23:05, about 90% of the ballots have been processed. Incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won 49.94% of the vote. His main opponent, Turkish opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu, received 44.3% of the vote. At the same time, in dynamics, the number of votes for Erdogan continues to decrease with the counting of new ballots.
If no candidate wins more than 50% of the votes in the first round, a second round must be held between the two candidates with the highest support. It is due on May 28.
Pre-election opinion polls gave Kilicdaroglu, who heads a six-party alliance, a slight advantage, and two polls on Friday even showed his approval rating above the 50% threshold, reported the Reuters.
As reported, the polling stations closed at 17:00 and from that moment the votes began to be counted.
It will be remembered that on Sunday, May 14, Erdogan gave money to children at the polling station itself in one of the secondary schools in Istanbul.
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