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Erdogan, ruling AK Party build early lead in Turkish elections
By Reuters
Published: June 24, 2018
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President of Turkey and the leader of the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) Recep Tayyip Erdogan. PHOTO: AFP
ANKARA: Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling AK Party took the lead in Turkey’s presidential and parliamentary elections on Sunday, according to preliminary partial results, boosting the president’s hopes of extending his 15-year rule.
However, the early results had been expected to give Erdogan and his Islamist-rooted party a strong lead and it was expected to shorten as more votes are tallied across the nation of 81 million people.
Turkey elections 2018: Understanding the political parties
With about half of votes counted in the presidential race, Erdogan had 57 per cent, well ahead of his closest rival, Muharrem Ince, of the main opposition, secularist Republican People’s Party (CHP), on 29 percent, broadcasters said.
If no presidential candidate wins more than 50 percent in Sunday’s vote, a second round run-off will be held on July 8.
An AK Party official said it expected Erdogan to win the election outright in the first round with at least 51 percent.
Read more: elections , Latest , Tayyip Erdogan
By Reuters
Published: June 24, 2018
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President of Turkey and the leader of the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) Recep Tayyip Erdogan. PHOTO: AFP
ANKARA: Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling AK Party took the lead in Turkey’s presidential and parliamentary elections on Sunday, according to preliminary partial results, boosting the president’s hopes of extending his 15-year rule.
However, the early results had been expected to give Erdogan and his Islamist-rooted party a strong lead and it was expected to shorten as more votes are tallied across the nation of 81 million people.
Turkey elections 2018: Understanding the political parties
With about half of votes counted in the presidential race, Erdogan had 57 per cent, well ahead of his closest rival, Muharrem Ince, of the main opposition, secularist Republican People’s Party (CHP), on 29 percent, broadcasters said.
If no presidential candidate wins more than 50 percent in Sunday’s vote, a second round run-off will be held on July 8.
An AK Party official said it expected Erdogan to win the election outright in the first round with at least 51 percent.
Read more: elections , Latest , Tayyip Erdogan
