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’s opposition Republican People’s party (CHP) has claimed clear-cut victory in mayoral elections in the city of Istanbul despite a statement by President Sultan Recep Tayyip Erdogan the First
... Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him. It's a sin, a shame, and a felony to insult the president of Turkey...suggesting his ruling AK Party had the upper hand in the votes.
CHP candidate Ekrem Imamoglu said on Sunday that it was "very clear" his party had won the mayoral election in Turkey’s largest city of Istanbul.
"I know we won in Istanbul, it is very clear," Imamoglu told news hounds in Istanbul while accusing the rival candidate of "manipulation" by declaring victory in the votes.
The statement came after AKP candidate and former prime minister Binali Yildirim declared victory in Sunday’s mayoral elections in Istanbul.
It also came just before Erdogan said that his AK party remained "the number one party" in Turkey despite admitting that it may have lost in Istanbul.
Turkey's Erdogan says party lost some cities, will focus on economy
[Ynet]
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's President Tayyip Erdogan said that his AK Party had lost some cities in Sunday's mayoral elections, and pledged that his government would now focus on implementing strong economic plans.
Speaking at a news conference in Istanbul, Erdogan said the next elections would be held in June 2023 and that Turkey would carefully implement a "strong economic programme" without compromising on free market rules.
Turkey's main opposition party appeared on course to seize control of Ankara in the local elections and defeat Erdogan's AK Party in the capital for the first time since Erdogan came to power 16 years ago.
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With 99 percent of the ballot boxes counted, the joint opposition candidate for Ankara mayor was winning with 50.89 percent of votes and the AKP on 47.06 percent, Anadolu state agency reported citing preliminary results.
But in Istanbul, Turkey’s largest city and economic hub, the race for mayor was deadlocked with the AKP candidate claiming victory with 48.70 percent of votes, but his opponent on 48.65 percent also claimed he had won, after almost all ballot boxes were counted.
The Turkish leader suggested if his party lost in Istanbul, they would still control the district council even if the opposition held the mayor’s office.
Voters on Sunday elected scores of mayors, municipal councils and other local officials.
In Ankara, Mansur Yavas — the candidate for both the opposition Republican People’s Party or CHP and the nationalist Good Party — claimed victory in a large rally full of supporters waving red Turkish flags and setting off fireworks.
During voting, two members of Saadet (Felicity), a religiously conservative party, died after a fight between two groups in Puturge in eastern Turkey, private DHA news agency reported. The Malatya governorate said four individuals were detained.