Turkey's election administration committee announced on Monday that a presidential runoff election will be held on May 28.
Sunday's race was contested mainly between incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Kemal Kilicdaroglu, who is supported by six opposition parties.
The election committee said neither Erdogan nor Kilicdaroglu cleared the 50-percent threshold needed to avoid a second round.
Sunday's race was contested mainly between incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Kemal Kilicdaroglu, who is supported by six opposition parties.
The election committee said neither Erdogan nor Kilicdaroglu cleared the 50-percent threshold needed to avoid a second round.
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Turkey's election committee announced a presidential runoff election on May 28, following the close race between incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Kemal Kilicdaroglu, backed by six opposition parties. Neither candidate secured the 50% threshold needed to avoid a second round.
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URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230515_42/
Date: May 15, 2023
Created: 2023/05/16 07:28
Updated: 2025/12/09 04:03
Last Read: 2023/05/16 15:10