In Turkey, the closely watched election that will determine whether President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will remain in power appears headed to a May 28 runoff as Erdoğan falls just short of the 50% of votes needed to win outright. Erdoğan’s two-decade-long grip on power was challenged by leading opposition candidate Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, who vowed closer ties with NATO and the EU and to reinforce democratic institutions. A third candidate, a right-wing challenger, received about 5% of the vote. The election comes at a time when many Turks are grappling with rising living costs and residents in the south of the country are still reeling from February’s tragic earthquakes. We’ll go to Istanbul after headlines.