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Chuck Darwin @[email protected] · 2024-04-01 · 05:41 UTC

#Turkey’s main opposition party retained its control over key cities and made huge gains elsewhere in Sunday’s #local #elections, in a major upset to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who had set his sights on retaking control of those urban areas.

With more than 90% of ballot boxes counted, incumbent #Istanbul #Mayor Ekrem #Imamoglu, of the Republican People’s Party, or #CHP, was leading by a wide margin in Turkey’s largest city and economic hub, according to the state-run Anadolu Agency.
Mansur #Yavas, the mayor of the capital, #Ankara, retained his seat with a stunning 25-point difference over his challenger, the results indicated.
In all, the CHP won the municipalities of 36 of Turkey’s 81 provinces, according to Anadolu, making inroads into many strongholds of Erdogan’s party. It gained 37% of the votes nationwide, compared to 36% for the president’s party, marking the CHP’s greatest electoral victory since Erdogan came to power two decades ago.
#Erdogan acknowledged the electoral setback in a speech delivered from the balcony of the presidential palace, saying his party had suffered “a loss of altitude” across Turkey. The people delivered a “message” that his party will “analyse” by engaging in “courageous” self-criticism, he said.
https://apnews.com/article/turkey-local-elections-erdogan-popularity-test-8adc4df56cdbce24f78900e1d142ff21

#local #elections #turkey #istanbul #mayor #imamoglu

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