Turkey appears set to be heading to a runoff vote after neither of the two top contenders secured an outright majority in contentious May 14 presidential polls.
According to Turkey’s official electoral commission, incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, head of the Justice and Development Party (AKP), secured roughly 49 percent of the vote.
Kemal Kilicdaroglu, leader of the opposition People’s Republican Party (CHP), won about 45 percent of ballots cast, while a third contender, Sinan Ogan, garnered some 5 percent.
Erdogan, who’s been in power since 2003, began the race with a comfortable lead. But that steadily dwindled throughout the day, ultimately depriving him of a first-round victory….