Turkey faces runoff election for president as Erdogan survives first test

[Chris]

Turkey faces runoff election for president as Erdogan survives first test
Erdogan's handling of the economy and the earthquake will be key to voters' choices in parliamentary and presidential elections.
By REUTERS

Turkey appeared headed for a runoff presidential election after neither Tayyip Erdogan nor rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu cleared the threshold to win outright on Sunday, in a poll seen as a verdict on Erdogan's 20-year rule and increasingly authoritarian path.

With almost 91% of ballot boxes counted, both sides claimed to be ahead and contested the figures, warning against any premature conclusions in a deeply polarized country. Opinion polls before the election had pointed to a very tight race but gave Kilicdaroglu, who heads a six-party alliance, a slight lead. Two polls on Friday even showed him above the 50% threshold.

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[Hidden]

Wow, seems neck and neck. I wonder how the final results will relate to prophecy, particularly the Ezekiel 38-39 War. The opposition is more inclined to the West while Erdogan is a muslim fundamentalist.

 

[daygo]

Wow, seems neck and neck. I wonder how the final results will relate to prophecy, particularly the Ezekiel 38-39 War. The opposition is more inclined to the West while Erdogan is a muslim fundamentalist.

Whoever wins going to be massive imo.

 

[athenasius]

Erdo must be having a fit, because he's so used to being "king for life" and this is a shock to his system.