Turkish presidential election: Erdogan falls below 50%
(VOVWORLD) -Turkish news agency Anadolu said on Sunday that incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had received 49.42% of the votes in Turkey’s Presidential election with 96.41% of the votes counted.
 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a campaign rally in Ankara, April 30, 2023. Photo: AFP/VNA
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Erdogan, leader of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), is below the 50% he needs to avoid a runoff.
His main rival, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP), Turkey's largest opposition party, had received 44.88% of the votes already counted.
Under Turkish law, if no candidate wins more than 50% of the vote, the two front-runners will enter a second round of voting scheduled for May 28.