The decision came after the Justice and Development Party or AKP appealed for the cancellation of the March 31 vote because of what it said were irregularities.
By Kareem Fahim Kareem Fahim Istanbul bureau chief covering the Middle East Email Bio Follow May 6 at 2:16 PM ISTANBUL — Turkey’s national election board said Monday that it was invalidating the results of local elections in Istanbul that had dealt President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s political party a stinging defeat, according to Turkey’s state-run news agency.
Poll results last month showed that an opposition challenger, Ekrem Imamoglu, had narrowly defeated Binali Yildirim, the AKP candidate, in the race for Istanbul mayor. Erdogan’s party also suffered rare losses in several other cities, including in Ankara, Turkey’s capital.
“I haven’t spoken until today, I have remained quiet. But enough is enough,” he said, in televised remarks. “My citizens tell me that this election must be renewed.”
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