If neither candidate secures more than 50 per cent, the two will compete in a runoff vote in two weeks. Turkey’s election authority, the Supreme Electoral Board, said it was providing numbers to competing political parties “instantly” but would not make the results public until the count was completed and finalized. Earlier Sunday, Anadolu and Anka provided different partial results from the country’s presidential election, with the state-run news agency indicating Erdogan would squeak out a victory but the private agency saying the contest was headed toward a runoff. Under Erdogan, Turkey has seen the suppression of freedom of expression and assembly. In his election campaign, Erdogan used state resources and his domineering position over media to try to woo voters.

Source: CBC News May 14, 2023 23:15 UTC