Istanbul mayoral re-run: Erdogan's ruling AKP loses again [View all]

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Last edited Sun Jun 23, 2019, 06:30 PM - Edit history (2)

Source: BBC

32 minutes ago

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.

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48739256

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EDIT: article updated at link

Original BBC headline: Istanbul mayoral re-run: Erdogan's ruling AKP set to lose

Also: Turkey's Erdogan congratulates opposition candidate for Istanbul win (Reuters)


Ekrem Imamoglu hailed the result as a "new beginning" for the city (Reuters)