Turkish election could go to second round as Erdoğan attempts to claim victory

Opposition seeks to end Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s two decades of dominance in biggest challenge to his leadership in decades

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Record high turnout in a tightly fought election has presented the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, with the greatest challenge to his leadership in two decades, with signs that the vote was heading for a runoff even as Erdoğan attempted to claim victory before an official vote count had ended.

Speaking to a jubilant crowd of supporters, an energised and delighted Erdoğan declared: “The fact that the election results have not yet been finalised does not diminish the fact that our nation’s choice is clearly in favor of us.”

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