Voting in the national election begins among Turkish citizens overseas.

Millions of Turkish citizens living abroad began voting in national elections that will decide whether President Recep Tayyip Erdogan can govern Turkey for another term. The biggest contingent of overseas voters are 1.5 million Turks in Germany, who can cast their ballots in presidential and parliamentary elections at 16 polling sites until May 9. Opinion polls in Turkey show a slight lead for Erdogan's main challenger, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, who is backed by the Nation Alliance. German Agriculture Minister Cem Ozdemir believes a victory for Kilicdaroglu would pave the way for a return to democracy in Turkey.