Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s AKP on Tuesday appealed against results in Istanbul and Ankara, following a weekend election after tallies showed that the ruling party lost both key cities. “We have filed our objections with the electoral authorities in all 39 districts,” AKP’s Istanbul chief Bayram Senocak told reporters. Hakan Han Ozcan, AKP’s Ankara chairman, told reporters they were also filing an appeal in 25 districts of the capital. Anadolu state news agency said results showed CHP Opposition candidate Mansur Yavas with 50.93% of votes against 47.11% for the AKP. But AKP deputy chairman Ali Ihsan Yavuz later on Tuesday claimed that there was now a difference of 20,509 between Mr. Imamoglu and Mr. Yildirim during a press conference.

Source: The Hindu April 02, 2019 19:41 UTC