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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Nicola Slawson

First Thing: Runoff increasingly likely in Turkish elections

A supporter of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the AK Party headquarters last night.
A supporter of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the AK Party headquarters last night. Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

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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, amid signs that the vote was heading for a runoff even as Erdoğan attempted to claim victory before an official vote count had ended.

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