The outcome of Turkey’s pivotal election remained uncertain Monday as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan insisted that he was confident of outright victory while opposition figures accused the ruling party of slowing the count.
ISTANBUL — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan led his challenger, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, by a healthy margin after a first round of voting in Turkey’s pivotal election, the election board said Monday, following a chaotic night of vote counting that included accusations by the opposition that the ruling party was interfering with the tallying of ballots.Ahmet Yener, the chairman of the Supreme Election Board, said that as of Monday morning, Erdogan had received 49.
Analysts said it would be hard for the opposition to prevail in the runoff, given the first-round results and Erdogan’s considerable election advantages, including his control of state institutions and much of Turkey’s news media. Already, there were signs that his tactics — running a relentlessly negative campaign that tarred the opposition as supporters of “terrorist” groups — had paid dividends.
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