AKP demand­s recoun­t in Ankara and Istanb­ul citing irregu­lariti­esISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday said some ‘organised crime’ had been carried out during last week’s election for Istanbul mayor when results showed his ruling AKP candidate narrowly lost the race. AKP’s candidate for Istanbul former premier Binali Yildirim and opposition CHP’s Ekrem Imamoglu both declared victory soon after the Istanbul race when initial results showed a dead heat. Elections over, Turkey’s Erdogan eyes economic reformsElectoral authorities later said Imamoglu was winning by around 20,000 ballots, but that gap has narrowed during a week of recounting. Erdogan said when there was a problem with a percentage of votes in other countries, appeals and even new elections were not unusual. “No one has the right to declare themselves victorious with a difference of around 13,000-14,000 votes,” Erdogan said of the Istanbul results.

Source: The Express Tribune April 08, 2019 10:30 UTC