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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s share of votes has fallen below 50 percent after early results published by state-run Anadolu Agency.
If no candidate secures more than half the votes in the first round of voting, a May 28 runoff will be held.
President Erdogan is shown in the lead after early results published by state-run Anadolu Agency.
If no candidate secures more than half the votes in the first round of voting, a May 28 run-off will be held
We will chase every vote our nation cast until the end’: Aksener
Meral Aksener, leader of the second-largest party in Kilicdaroglu’s opposition alliance, has said their rivals were working to alter the public’s perception in another election.
“But we will not take it, because we have seen this movie many times before,” the IYI Party leader added in a tweet, apparently criticising the results reported by the state-run Anadolu Agency.
“We will chase every vote our nation cast until the end. We are here until morning! Do not worry; all is well – the sun is in its place! WE ARE WINNING!”
Election official: 71.64% of the votes are in the system
Ahmet Yener, the head of the Turkish election board, has said that 71.64 percent of the votes within the country and 18.76 percent of the votes from abroad were entered into its system.
A total of 69.12 percent of the votes have been entered in the system, he added.
There are no delays in the entry of data from the presidential and parliamentary elections, he repeated.
Erdogan makes surprise appearance In Istanbul
President Erdogan, who was reported to be in the capital Ankara by Turkish state media earlier in the day, has made a surprise appearance in Istanbul.
He greeted supporters as he left his residence in the Istanbul district of Uskudar
We are ahead,’ Erdogan’s rival says, Initial vote results show Erdogan in lead
Preliminary unofficial results show Erdogan leading with 56.67 percent of votes ahead of to Kilicdaroglu with 37.41 percent
Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency has put Erdogan ahead after more than 40 percent of the ballots counted but rival Kilicdaroglu says he is leading.
CHP accuses Anadolu Agency of manipulation
Faik Oztrak, CHP
spokesperson, has said that his party sees a “positive picture” in vote results and accused the state-run Anadolu Agency of manipulating the data it receives.
“Anadolu Agency is doing its traditional manipulation for the last time,” he said. “It turns out that the participation will be at a record level.”
“We ask our citizens to follow our statements,” he added.
Votes for Ince affecting both candidates equally: Analyst
Political analyst Ali Carkoglu says he expects the number of ballots cast for Erdogan and Kilicdaroglu to be very close.
“I am worried also that the candidate not running is getting 55,000 votes,” he told Al Jazeera, referring to the early ballots cast for Muharrem Ince, who withdrew from the race days before the polls.
“Those votes are being counted and it is taking away from the percentage, and it is more likely to go to a second round, and it is affecting both candidates in an equal way.
Follow the vote: Turkey election results 2023
The vote count is underway and the first results are coming through. You can follow all the results here.