Turkish President and candidate for re-election Recep Tayyip Erdogan is below 50 percent for the first time since the start of counting the presidential elections this Sunday, so everything points to a runoff between the incumbent and his main rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu.

In particular, Erdogan won 49.76% of the vote, compared to 445% for Kilicdaroglu, according to the Anatolia news agency, with 95.09% of the vote.

Far behind is candidate Sinan Ogan, who will gain 5.28 percent of the vote and whose support could be key in the second round of elections.

If no candidate wins more than 50 percent of the vote, a second round will be held on May 28 between the top two voters to determine the country’s president.

In Ankara, supporters of both sides celebrate the results.

Crowd in front of headquarters pro-government party The AKP held the banners erdogan when they sang songs and danced.

“I’ve been here since noon to celebrate our victory. This is our day,” said Davut, 25, raising the flag. erdogan.

About 1,000 people gathered outside the CHP headquarters in Kilicdaroglu, waving the flags of Turkey’s founder Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and beating drums.

The Turks are also voting to elect a new parliament in a contest between the People’s Alliance formed by the AKP. erdoganwith Islamist roots, and the nationalist MHP, among others, and the Kilicdaroglu National Alliance, made up of six opposition parties, including his Republican People’s Party (CHP), secular and created by Ataturk.

With 89.5% of votes counted, the alliance erdogan seemed poised to win a majority, winning 323 out of 600 parliamentary seats, after far better results for the ruling bloc than most polls had predicted.

Fountain: Europe Press / Reuters.