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it s seven in the morning in singapore, and two in the morning in turkey where voting has closed in one of the most critical elections. the country is deciding whether president erdohan remains in power after 20 years. it is expected to be a close race between him and an opposition leader kemal k l cdaroglu. he is a former civil servant who heads an alliance of six opposition parties, both secular and islamist. he promised to scrap many of the powers acquired by mr erdogan and return turkey to a parliamentary system. and also called for better relations with the west including renewal of turkey s bid for membership of the eu. the current leader recep tayyip erdogan first came to power as prime minister in 2003 and became president in 2014. under him turkey enjoyed strong economic growth, but it s been hit by high inflation, and the recent earthquakes in which tens of thousands died. he s also become increasingly authoritarian with more powers in the hands of the pre ....
Kemal k l cdaroglu claimed to be in the lead as the results come in. lots of analysis right now of course both from our teams, spectators in turkey spectating that the country could be heading to a runoff vote because as of now it is not clear in fact whether erdogan or the opposition have been able to secure more than 50% but ultimately the supreme election counsel has to announce the official results. a little while ago we heard from kemal kilicdaroglu who accuse the governing party of blocking tactics by falling objections to ballot boxes and areas where he was doing well. the vote comes against the background of soaring inflation and the aftermath of devastating earthquakes. to set the scene for my speaking here now from our senior international correspondent. 0ur senior international correspondent, 0rla guerin, has sent this report. people talk excitedly a tense moment in a tight election. here in ankara, voters ....