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Offline TomSea

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Istanbul mayoral re-run: Erdogan's ruling AKP lose again
« on: June 23, 2019, 08:22:46 pm »
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Istanbul mayoral re-run: Erdogan's ruling AKP lose again

Turkey'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
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Re: Istanbul mayoral re-run: Erdogan's ruling AKP lose again
« Reply #1 on: June 23, 2019, 08:55:39 pm »
It seems even some AK Party supporters in Istanbul regarded the annulment of the first vote as an affront to Turkish democracy and switched their votes in the rerun to ensure the same result as the first time.
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