Voting stations close in historic Turkish elections

28/05/2023
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An electoral official holds up a vote during counting on the day of the second round of the presidential election in Istanbul on May 28, 2023. Turkey voted on May 28, 2023, in a historic runoff that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan enters as the firm favourite to extend two decades of rule to 2028. (Photo by Yasin AKGUL / AFP)

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Voting in Turkey's presidential election has ended.Polling stations in the country closed at 5 pm (1400 GMT) on Sunday. Preliminary results are expected in the evening.

The vote, a run-off between incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdogan and opposition leader Kemal Kiliçdaroglu, came after Erdogan narrowly missed the necessary majority in the initial election held two weeks ago.

About 2.5 million votes separated Erdogan and his opponent in the first round.

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