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Podcast: Beyond the Headlines
Episode: What’s at stake in Turkey’s election run-off?
Description: Hope, disappointment, joy and confusion are some of the emotions Turks felt after a rollercoaster election day.
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In the vote on May 14, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan scored 49.51 per cent, just shy of the 50 per cent need for an outright victory, but 4.63 per cent ahead of his opponent, Kemal Kilicdaroglu.
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Now they’re heading for a decisive run-off vote on May 28. This week on Beyond the Headlines, Nada AlTaher talks about what’s at stake.