Turkey has just voted in their general elections and after almost all the votes have been counted there is still no clear winner. With over 49 percent of the votes sitting president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his party the AKP , Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi (Justice and Development party), has received the most support but not enough to clearly win a majority. In second place and Erdoğan main rival was Kémal Kılıçdaroğlu and his party the CHP , Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (People's Republican Party) with 45 percent of the votes. A third candidate called Sinan Oğan and his party the MHP , Milliyetçi Hareket Partisi (Nationalist Movement Party) got the last 5 percent. Erdoğan who's been in power with Turkey for 20 years, has been critisised for his anti-democratic leadership, He is also critical of western countries. Kılıçdaroğlu has promised to improve democracy and strengthen relations with Turkey's Allies. The election comes a few months after Turkey suffered an Earthquake that was one of the most devastating for the country and that killed more than 50,000 people. The Erdoğan governement was blamed for for slow rescue response to this disaster. To decide the ultimate winner there will now be a runoff election on May 28th. This means it will be a head to head election between Erdoğan and Kılıçdaroğlu. Whoever gets more than 50 percent of the votes will win. Speaking after the first election results, Erdoğan told supporters: "we are far ahead". While Kılıçdaroğlu told fans: "we will absolutely win in the second round".
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