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| Turkey election: Erdogan leads in early results | Turkey election: Erdogan leads in early results |
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| Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan is ahead in the presidential election with 52% of votes counted, state media report. | |
| Mr Erdogan has 56%, and his closest rival, Muharrem Ince, is on 29%. | |
| If Mr Erdogan wins more than 50% of the overall vote, he will be declared the winner and avoid the need for a second round of voting. | If Mr Erdogan wins more than 50% of the overall vote, he will be declared the winner and avoid the need for a second round of voting. |
| As well as the presidency, voters are also choosing members of parliament. Mr Erdogan's party is ahead in that poll. | As well as the presidency, voters are also choosing members of parliament. Mr Erdogan's party is ahead in that poll. |
| With 38% of the votes for parliament counted, the president's AK Party leads with 47% of the votes, the state news agency Anadolu reports. The main opposition CHP is on 19%. | |
| Voter turnout is almost 87%, the state broadcaster says. | Voter turnout is almost 87%, the state broadcaster says. |
| Initial results were thought likely to favour the AK Party, so Mr Erdogan's lead is expected to decrease as more votes are counted. | |
| His opponent tweeted that the state news agency was being manipulative by releasing results from pro-Erdogan areas first. | |
| Turkey remains under a state of emergency imposed in the aftermath of a failed coup in July 2016. | Turkey remains under a state of emergency imposed in the aftermath of a failed coup in July 2016. |
| These elections were originally scheduled for November 2019 but were brought forward by Mr Erdogan. | These elections were originally scheduled for November 2019 but were brought forward by Mr Erdogan. |
| He is seeking a second term as president, and would govern under a new constitution which grants the president new powers. | He is seeking a second term as president, and would govern under a new constitution which grants the president new powers. |
| Mr Erdogan was prime minister for 11 years before becoming president in 2014. | Mr Erdogan was prime minister for 11 years before becoming president in 2014. |
| Mr Ince has promised to push back what he characterised as a slide into authoritarian rule under Mr Erdogan, should he win. | |
| But his opponent accused the former physics teacher of not having the skills to lead. | |
| Around 60 million Turks were eligible to take part in Sunday's dual polls. | |
| As well as Mr Erdogan and Mr Ince, there are four candidates on the ballot. | |
| One has to hit the 50% threshold in an outright win, or the top two will face off in a second-round vote on 8 July. |