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Turkey faces runoff election for president
STORY: Hours after polls closed on Sunday, Turkey appeared headed for a runoff presidential election, with rival parties both claiming the lead. But sources in camps of both incumbent President Tayyip Erdogan and challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu admitted they may not clear the 50% threshold to win outright.Early results put Erdogan comfortably ahead, but as the count continued, his advantage slid.Sunday’s vote is one of the most consequential elections in the country’s 100-year history, a contest that could end Erdogan’s 20-year rule and reverberate well beyond Turkey’s borders.As one of President Vladimir Putin’s closest allies, a defeat for Erdogan would likely unnerve the Kremlin but comfort the Biden administration, as well as many European and Middle Eastern leaders who had troubled relations with Erdogan.Turkey’s…
