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Istanbul mayoral re-run: Erdogan's ruling AKP lose againTurkey's ruling party has lost control of Istanbul after a re-run of the city's mayoral election, latest results show.The candidate for the main opposition party, Ekrem Imamoglu, won 54% of the vote with nearly all ballots counted.He won a surprise victory in March which was annulled after the ruling AK party complained of irregularities.His opponent, ex-PM Binali Yildirim, has conceded. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan congratulated the winner.More at: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48739256