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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Daren Butler and Ezgi Erkoyun

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Erdogan rival appeals to turkish youth ahead of runoff vote - Caught on Camera

FILE PHOTO: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks at the AK Party headquarters in Ankara, Turkey May 15, 2023. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday called Turkish voters to support him in a May 28 election runoff to maintain stability in Turkey, as he seeks to extend his rule into a third decade.

Erdogan got 49.5% in Sunday's vote and fell just short of the majority needed to avoid a runoff in a vote seen as a referendum on his autocratic rule. His main challenger, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the candidate of a six-party opposition alliance, received 45%.

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