"Third-place candidate endorses Erdogan for Turkish election runoff"

Sinan Ogan, the third-placed contender in the Turkish presidential elections, has endorsed President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for the second-round runoff vote to be held on May 28. Erdogan received 49.5% of the votes in the first round, just short of the majority needed for an outright victory, compared to opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu's 44.9%. Ogan, who won 5.17% in the first round, cited Erdogan's parliamentary majority as a reason for his decision. However, it is not certain that all of Ogan's supporters would go to Erdogan, with some likely to shift to Kilicdaroglu or choose not to vote.