ISTANBUL - A pivotal election between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu was thrown into chaos late Sunday after Kilicdaroglu accused his opponents of obstructing the vote and Erdogan expressed confidence that he would ultimately prevail.
"They are blocking the system with repeated objections," Kilicdaroglu said in a televised speech from his party's headquarters after midnight. "There are ballot boxes that have been contested six times. There are ballot boxes that have been contested 11 times.