After an extremely tight count and after no candidate won an absolute majority in the first round, Turks go to the polls again on Sunday to choose their president. This could be a historic moment for Turkey.

In the 2023 presidential election, five million Turks will vote for the first time and know no other leader than incumbent President Recep Tayyip ErdoganPhoto: AA/ABACA / Abaca Press / Profimedia

On the one hand, it may remain trapped under the iron hand of its current president, and its disastrous economic legacy, as well as its ambiguous international position, a player at both ends with both the West and Russia. On the other hand, there is a chance for change in 20 years, with a figure who does not want to dictate and who promises to restore democracy in Turkey.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has been in power for 20 years, is running for his next five-year term. But nothing has been decided about the runoff either, and the battle will be fought until the last hour at the polls, with only two percentage points separating the two candidates, according to polls published by Politico.

64 million Turks are expected to participate in the elections, of which 3.4 million are outside the country. Foreign voters make up about 5% of all voters, and most of them are in Germany. According to the first estimates, electoral participation in the diaspora will be even higher than in the first round.

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