Turkey: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan ahead in presidential run

2023-05-28T16:21:01.434Z

Highlights: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is also ahead in the presidential election, according to a news agency close to the opposition. After opening around 87 percent of the polls, Erdoğan was on Sunday with around 50.6 percent, just ahead of his challenger Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu with 49.4 percent. The head of the electoral authority, Ahmet Yener, had previously urged patience and called for waiting for the final result. The state agency Anadolu saw Erdoğan ahead with around 52.9 percent.

In the presidential run-off election in Turkey, there are signs of a victory for the incumbent: After counting around 90 percent of the votes, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is ahead of challenger Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu.