Turkey Election: Presidential race goes to run-off after Erdogan falls short of majority

Turkey's presidential election will go to a run-off after the two main candidates failed to clear the 50% threshold needed to avoid a second round.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, 69, who has been in charge of the country for 20 years, is seeking a third consecutive term as president, but Kemal Kilicdaroglu has presented him with his toughest challenge yet.

Read the full story here: https://news.sky.com/story/turkey-election-highly-likely-election-will-go-to-run-off-with-erdogan-narrowly-in-the-lead-12881160

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