Turkey's Presidential Election To Be Decided In A Runoff

 

Reuters: Turkey faces election runoff, Erdogan seen with momentum 

ANKARA (Reuters) -Tayyip Erdogan led comfortably on Monday after the first round of Turkey's presidential election, with his rival facing an uphill struggle to prevent the president extending his rule into a third decade in a runoff vote on May 28. 

Turkish assets weakened on the news, which showed Erdogan just below the 50% threshold needed to avoid sending the NATO-member country to a second round of a presidential election viewed as passing judgment on his autocratic rule. 

Erdogan's People's Alliance, comprising his Islamist-rooted AK Party and its nationalist partners, also appeared set to win a majority in the new parliament with 321 of the 600 seats, further boosting his chances in the presidential runoff.  

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WNU Editor: The runoff election will happen on May 28 .... Turkey will hold a runoff election on May 28, with Erdogan in the lead (CNBC). 

Turkey's Presidential Election To Be Decided In A Runoff  

Resurgent Erdogan heads for historic election runoff -- France 24  

Turkey election: Erdogan and Kilicdaroglu head to a runoff -- DW  

Turkey election goes to runoff after Erdoğan takes first-round lead -- The Guardian  

Turkey presidential election will go to runoff as Erdogan performs better than expected -- AP  

Turkey's presidential race to be decided in run-off -- BBC  

Turkey to have momentous runoff election after Erdogan fails to win outright -- CNN  

Analysis-Turkey's Erdogan cruising, challenger scrambling toward runoff election -- Reuters