This now increases the chances of victory for main opposition candidate Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu in the first round on Sunday. Ince was polling at a few percentage points only - but in a knife-edge election every single vote is decisive.

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@juliahahntv Overrated candidate

@juliahahntv It's a possibility that most of Ince's voters will still vote for him in the ballot box, despite his withdrawal. The only difference will be that it'll be harder to accuse Ince for a possible defeat of the opposition, because his voters will be directly responsible.