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Chuck Darwin @[email protected] · 2024-03-31 · 21:58 UTC

Turkey’s main opposition party, the Republican People’s Party (CHP) appears set to retain its control over key cities, according to preliminary partial results from the country’s local elections.
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With 49 percent of ballot boxes opened in #Istanbul on Sunday, Mayor Ekrem #Imamoglu from the #CHP led with 50.05 percent of the vote against 41.2 percent for President Recep Tayyip #Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party, or #AK Party, candidate Murat #Kurum.

In #Ankara, with 29.2 percent of ballot boxes opened, Mayor Mansur #Yavas of CHP led with 58.2 percent against 34.1 percent for the Erdogan-backed candidate.
The CHP was also ahead in #Izmir, Turkey’s third city, and a party stronghold.
State-run Anadolu news agency published partial official tallies showing the CHP leading in big cities such as Izmir, #Bursa, #Antalya and #Adana.

“Based on the data we have obtained, I can say that our citizens’ faith in us has been rewarded,” Imamoglu told reporters at the CHP’s Istanbul headquarters.
“The picture we have seen now pleases us greatly, but no election is finalised before it is over,” he said.

Ahead of casting his vote, Erdogan said: “This election will mark the beginning of a new era for our country.”🤭😆

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/31/turkeys-opposition-set-to-hold-power-in-major-cities-partial-results-show

#ankara #yavas #izmir #bursa #adana #istanbul