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Voters rally behind Erdoğan’s rival as Turkey goes to the polls | World news | The Guardian

Voters rally behind Erdoğan’s rival as Turkey goes to the polls
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
The Observer

The CHP’s popular Muharrem İnce could be a real threat to the long-term leader in Sunday’s elections

Kareem Shaheen

Sun 24 Jun 2018 08.14 BST
Last modified on Sun 24 Jun 2018 08.37 BST

Supporters of Muharrem İnce, presidential candidate of Turkey’s main opposition CHP, hold a giant Turkish flag during an election rally in Ankara on 22 June.
Supporters of Muharrem İnce, presidential candidate of Turkey’s main opposition CHP, hold a giant Turkish flag during an election rally in Ankara on 22 June. Photograph: Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty Images

Hundreds of thousands of Turkish voters turned out on to the streets and squares of Istanbul on Saturday for a final day of rallies ahead of crucial presidential and parliamentary elections taking place on Sunday.

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