June 22, 2019
The 49-year-old served as mayor of Istanbul for just 18 days before his stunning election win in March was annulled and his mandate was revoked by the country’s election commission over what it said were irregularities. Imamoglu, a soft-spoken former contractor and district mayor, has promised to end divisions in Turkey and has pledged to be mayor to all of Istanbul’s 15 million residents. He has also vowed to expose alleged corruption in a city administration led by Erdogan’s party and a predecessor Islamist party over 25 years — arguing that an inner circle of backers became rich while inadequate social policies failed to lift a quarter of Istanbul residents out of poverty.
Hand-picked by Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party, AKP, Yildirim has often appeared a reluctant candidate despite the heavy promotion.
Erdogan strangled democracy in tTurkey.
J'espère que ce nouveau scrutin requis par l'AKP sera intègre et respectera à nouveau le vote du peuple stanbouliote que j'aime.
Someone who isn’t an Islamist would be a good idea. Just saying.
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