President Tayyip Erdogan's AK Party is seeking a full recount of all votes cast in local elections in Istanbul, a senior party official said on Sunday, a week after initial results showed a narrow victory for Turkey's main opposition party. The AKP is reeling from its apparent loss of the mayoralties
1 / 2FILE PHOTO: People walk past by AK Party billboards with pictures of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and mayoral candidate Binali Yildirim in IstanbulFILE PHOTO: People walk past by AK Party billboards with pictures of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and mayoral candidate Binali Yildirim in Istanbul, Turkey, April 1, 2019. REUTERS/Murad Sezer/File PhotoBy Tuvan Gumrukcu
His party has already appealed the initial results in all 39 districts of the city of 15 million people, leading to partial or full recounts across Turkey's largest city. AKP deputy party chairman Ali Ihsan Yavuz said there was"organised misconduct" in the original count, and the party will appeal to the High Election Body , the final arbiter on electoral disputes, for all Istanbul votes to be recounted.
But sharp falls in the lira have tipped the economy into recession, eroding some support in the buildup to the vote.
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