Turkey’s presidential election heads to run-off after Erdogan falls short

Supporters of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan celebrate outside AKP (Justice and Development Party) headquarters in Istanbul (Khalil Hamra/AP)

Turkey’s presidential race is going to a second-round run-off on May 28 as incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdogan fell just short of an outright victory.

Ahmet Yener, the head of the Supreme Electoral Board, said that even when the remaining 35,874 uncounted overseas votes were distributed, no one would secure the majority needed to win the election outright.