Turkey's PM Erdogan Winning Presidential Election, State Media Says

ISTANBUL — An unofficial vote count indicates Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to win the country's first-ever presidential election in the first round, cementing his position as Turkey's all-powerful leader, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported Sunday.

With more than 66% of ballot boxes counted at the time of writing, Erdogan had the support of 54.69% of Turks, according to the count by Anadolu . His main rival, Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, had 36.82%, while the third candidate, Selahattin Demirtas, had 8.49%.

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