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| Turkey election: Erdogan leads Ince in early results | |
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| Turkey's long-standing leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan is ahead in presidential elections with 62% of votes counted, according to state media. | |
| Mr Erdogan has 56%, and his closest rival, Muharrem Ince, is on 29%. | 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 51% of the votes for parliament counted, the president's AK Party leads with 46% of the votes, the state news agency Anadolu reports. The main opposition CHP is on 20%. | |
| Voter turnout is high at 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. | 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 accused the state news agency of being manipulative by releasing results from pro-Erdogan areas first. | |
| And, as the BBC's Selin Girit points out, there is a substantial difference between Mr Erdogan's lead as reported by Anadolu and other monitors: | |
| 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
| What have been the main election issues? | |
| The biggest is the economy. The Turkish lira has tanked and inflation stands at around 11% - so ordinary people are feeling the squeeze. | |
| Terrorism is another vexed issue, as Turkey faces attacks from Kurdish militants and the jihadists of the Islamic State group. | |
| However, correspondents say the country tends to vote along its big divides: one between Kurds and nationalists, and another between religious and secular people. | |
| Is the vote fair? | |
| There was high security at polling stations and ahead of the vote concerns were raised about potential voter intimidation and electoral fraud. | |
| Turkey's election commission has already said it will investigate alleged irregularities in Urfa province, on the southern border with Syria. | |
| Rights activists also say the press is not free to report on all sides. | |
| Under Mr Erdogan's rule, the country has become the world's biggest jailer of journalists, according to monitoring groups. | |
| What effect will the new constitution have? | |
| While the other candidates have rejected the changes, endorsed in endorsed in a tight referendum last year by 51% of voters, Mr Erdogan would start his second term in a turbo-charged version of the job. | |
| The job of prime minister would be scrapped and the president would gain new powers including the ability to directly appoint senior officials. |