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As Turkey still reels under the aftermath of the power earthquakes that devastated the country in February, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has managed to tide over one of the biggest tests to his leadership. The authoritarian leader prevailed in a presidential runoff against candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu, extending his rule into a third decade.
Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won reelection on Sunday, extending his increasingly authoritarian rule into a third decade in a country reeling from high inflation and the aftermath of an earthquake that levelled entire cities.
With nearly 99% of ballot boxes opened, unofficial results from competing news agencies showed Erdogan with 52% of the vote, compared with 48% for his challenger, Kemal Kilicdaroglu. -- aaa