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ISTANBUL - One embraces chaos and glorifies Turkey's Islamic past. The other promises the badly divided country a slightly calmer and more prosperous future.
Voters decided to give President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu another chance on Sunday to convince them which of these starkly different alternatives is better.
An authoritarian president, Erodgan has embraced conservative Islam and won working class support, but many are tempted by his secular rival Kilicdaroglu's promised liberal reforms
Turkey s presidential election resulted in neither candidate winning 50 per cent of the vote, leading to a runoff on 28 May between incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his rival, Kemal Kilicdaroglu. It is unlikely that either candidate will change their approach in the two-week period