Istanbul mayoral re-run: Turkey's ruling AKP loses again

Istanbul mayoral re-run: Turkey’s ruling AKP loses again

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.

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