Turkey elections 2023 live news: Erdogan in tight electoral race
- Turks will be electing both a president and parliament for a five-year term.
- President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is facing the biggest political challenge of his two-decade rule.
- If no candidate secures more than half the votes in the first round of voting, a May 28 run-off will be held.
- Key election issues are: economy, earthquakes, brain drain, refugees, and values and identity.
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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a rally ahead of the May 14 presidential and parliamentary elections, in Istanbul [Hannah McKay/Reuters]