<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>A run-off between President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his main challenger looks increasingly likely, after Turkey's most closely-fought election in decades.</b></span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Turkey's Supreme Election Council says Erdogan is on 49.49% of the vote, with his rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu on 44.79%, with nearly all the votes counted.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">If neither men secure 50%, there will be a second poll in two weeks' time.</div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Erdogan has told his AK Party supporters in Ankara that he is ready for a run-off poll if necessary, but believes he can still win outright.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Kilicdaroglu has vowed to win the election in a second round, saying his rival failed to get a vote of confidence from the people.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The election comes against the background of soaring inflation and in the aftermath of devastating earthquakes. BBC</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>