Turkey's Election: Observers Criticized, Momentum Shifts, and Authoritarianism in Question

Turkey's foreign ministry has criticized the "lack of transparency" comments made by international observers monitoring Sunday's elections in the country, calling them "politically charged and accusatory". The observers also expressed concern over biased state-media coverage of the polls and an advantage enjoyed by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's political party and its allies over opposition parties. Despite a number of incidents, the elections were mostly peaceful, and the high turnout was praised as a clear indicator of a "strong democratic spirit".