Turkey Elections: Erdoğan Leads After Ballot Draw and Official Confirmations

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In Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan appears set to secure a leading position in the presidential race, according to his official Twitter update. Anadolu Agency provided the report.

Following a lottery draw conducted on Saturday, April 1, the ballot order for the presidential race was finalized, determining the sequence of candidates for voters to consider on election day.

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the third leader of the Republican People’s Party, was placed in the second position, while Muharrem İnce also appeared among the contenders in the lineup.

Sinan Oğan, who leads the Kemalist Alliance, was ranked fourth in the ballot order.

The presidential election, held alongside parliamentary voting, is scheduled for May 14 across Turkey.

To win outright in the first round, a candidate must surpass the 50% vote threshold.

Reports indicate that the Turkish Election Commission has confirmed four candidates for the presidential race, including Erdoğan.

Additionally, the Kurdish Party declined to nominate a candidate for the Turkish presidential elections.

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