ANKARA, Türkiye: Türkiye is headed for a runoff presidential vote after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan outperformed projections in Sunday's election (May 14) as he sought to extend his two-decade rule, holding a sizable lead over his rival but falling short of an outright majority. Neither Erdogan nor ri
ANKARA, Türkiye: Türkiye is headed for a runoff presidential vote after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan outperformed projections in Sunday's election as he sought to extend his two-decade rule, holding a sizable lead over his rival but falling short of an outright majority.
But Erdogan performed better than pre-election polls had predicted, and he appeared in a confident and combative mood as he addressed his flag-waving, cheering supporters. Opinion polls before the election had pointed to a very tight race but gave Kilicdaroglu, who heads a six-party alliance, a slight lead. Two polls on Friday even showed him above the 50 per cent threshold.
The opposition said Erdogan's party was delaying full results from emerging by lodging objections, while authorities were publishing results in an order that artificially boosted Erdogan's tally. Feyyaz Balcu, 23, a cyber security engineer said:"We accept that the economy is not in good shape now but Erdogan will make it better."
Türkiye's longest-serving leader has turned the NATO member and Europe's second-largest country into a global player, modernized it through megaprojects such as new bridges and airports and built an arms industry sought by foreign states.
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