let s take a look at some other stories in the headlines. to turkey now, where the electoral authority has confirmed that the presidential election will go to a second round. the announcement comes after the incumbent recep tayyip erdogan felljust short of the 50% vote share required for a first round victory. it will be the first time a challenger has taken mr erdogan to a head to head second round in a presidential contest. he earlier told supporters in the capital ankara he was confident he d win the run off in two week s time. his opposition rival kemal kilicdaroglu, who has big support from secular turks and young people, says mr erdogan has failed to get a vote of confidence from the people. our correspondent orla guerin in ankara explained how difficult it will be for the opposition to make up the gap in the first round. i think it ll be very tough. in effect, president erdogan confounded most of the opinion
hello, i m sally bundock welcome to the programme. with almost all ballots counted in turkey s crucial general election, president recep tayyip erdogan has said he would accept a run off vote. officialfigures give mr erdoganjust under 50% of the counted ballots. his secular opposition rival, kemal kilicdaroglu, is on around 45%. if confirmed, it ll be the first time a challenger s taken mr erdogan to a second round in a presidential contest. the conservative leader, who has dominated turkish politics for two decades, told supporters in ankara he was confident he d still be president in two weeks time. mr kilicdaroglu, who has garnered support from secular turks and the young, has vowed to win the election in a second round, saying his rivalfailed to get a vote of confidence
with almost all ballots counted in turkey s crucial general election, president recep tayyip erdogan has said he would accept a run off vote. official figures give mr erdogan a9.a percent of the counted ballots. his secular opposition rival, kemal kilitchdarolu , is on around a5 percent. if confirmed, it will be the first time a challenger has taken mr erdogan to a second round in a presidential contest. the conservative leader, who has dominated turkish politics for two decades, told supporters in ankara that he was confident he d still be president in two weeks time. mr kilitchdarolu, who has garnered support from secular turks and the young has vowed to win the election in a second round, saying his rival failed to get a vote of confidence from the people. our correspondent in istanbul, silin girit, has been giving us the latest. the opinion poll suggested that kemal kilicdaroglu would be able to secure more than 50% of the votes
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turkey s electoral authority has confirmed that the presidential election will go to a second round after incumbent recep tayyip erdogan fell just short of the 50% vote share required for a first round victory. it will be the first time a challenger has taken mr erdogan to a second round in a presidential contest. he had previously told supporters in the capital ankara that he was confident he d still be president in two weeks time. that s when the runoff vote is expected to be held. 0n the other side kemal kilicdaroglu has large support from secular turks and young people. he says he would win the election in a second round, saying mr erdogan failed to get a vote of confidence from the people. let s speak to galip dalay, associate fellow at chatham house. thanks forjoining us. in terms of the second round, has it been a