After a closely fought race between Türkiye’s main presidential candidates, voters will return to the polls on May 28 to decide who will lead the country.
The second-round vote will determine whether the country remains under the firm grip of incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdogan or can embark on a more democratic course promised by his main rival, Kemal Kilicdaroglu.
While Erdogan has governed for 20 years, opinion polls had suggested that their run could end and that a cost-of-living crisis and criticism over the government’s response to a devastating February earthquake might redraw the electoral map.
Instead, Erdogan’s retreat was still less marked than predicted – and with his alliance retaining its hold on the parliament, he is now in a good position to win in the second round, according to France 24.
