Turkish presidential election heads to runoff with Erdogan leading in first round
STORY: Turkish presidential election heads to runoff with Erdogan leading in first round
DATELINE: May 16, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:43
LOCATION: Ankara
CATEGORY: POLITICS
SHOTLIST:
1. various of people voting in Türkiye
2. various of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's voting (courtesy of Turkish Presidency)
3. various of Kemal Kilicdaroglu's voting (courtesy of CHP)
4. various of election boards (courtesy of ihlas news agency)
STORYLINE:
Türkiye is poised for a runoff presidential election on May 28 as no candidate managed to surpass the 50-percent threshold in Sunday's initial round of voting.
Unofficial results delivered by the semi-official Anadolu Agency on Monday reveal that incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan led the race with 49.42 percent of the votes, while his rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu trailed with 44.95 percent, with 99.38 percent of the ballots counted.
Sinan Ogan, the third candidate, garnered 5.2 percent of the votes, according to Anadolu.
Speaking to his supporters early Monday, Erdog
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