“Erdogan refuses to let Istanbul”
“Turkey’s president considers that the margin between the two top candidates in last weekend’s local elections in Istanbul is too tight for the opposition to declare victory. He suggests also that the result is based on the “
” Citizens are calling on us to protect their rights, they complain of organised crime. And we, as political parties, have seen such a organized crime, said president Recep Tayyip Erdogan at a press briefing on Monday.”
“last week was declared the leader of the opposition CHP to tougher over Erdogan’s party AKP in Istanbul. But the result has been appealed and the Turkish president says that he will only accept the result when the country’s electoral commission (YSK) has handled all appeals.”
“– No-one has the right to go into a valsegerkänsla in a city with 10 million voters with a margin of between 13 000 and 14 000 votes. When the appeals have been dealt with, we will accept the results, ” continued Erdogan.”
“the Opposition won the local elections in the capital, Ankara – is to lose prestigestaden Istanbul would be a major defeat for the APK and Erdogan, not least because he himself was the town’s mayor before he became prime minister and later president.”