(AP)Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling party on Tuesday appealed the results of local elections in Istanbul where preliminary results give the opposition a razor-thin victory, sounding confident that a recount will alter the outcome of the vote. Nationwide, Erdogan's conservative and Islamic-based party won a majority of votes in Sunday's elections, but lost its decades-old stronghold of Ankara to the opposition and is trailing in the tight race for Istanbul. The results, which are pending the appeals process, were one of Erdogan's most serious electoral setbacks in years. The party is also contesting results in 25 districts in Ankara, said Hakan Han Ozcan who heads the AKP in the capital. The CHP said it had objected to results in 22 Istanbul districts where it claims its votes were miscounted.

Source: The Telegraph April 02, 2019 17:15 UTC