A runoff in Türkiye’s presidential election looks increasingly likely
The gap between the incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his pro-Western opponent, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, has narrowed with more than 90 percent of the votes counted by midnight in Türkiye’s presidential election, according to state media reports.
With more than 93% of ballot boxes opened and tallied, Erdogan’s lead fell to 49.6% of the vote – just below the 50% majority needed to avoid a runoff – while Kilicdaroglu was getting 44,6%, according to Anadolu. Sinan Ogan was a distant third with 5.2%, while Muharrem Ince, who withdrew from the race, nevertheless received around 0.5%.
