After a dramatic election night, the Turkish electoral authority YSK sees the Opposition in the race for the mayor’s office in the important economic metropolis Istanbul, at the front – a hair’s breadth.
Accordingly, the candidate of the center-left party, CHP, Ekrem imamoğlu led, on Monday morning, with 27.889 votes against the candidate of the Islamic-conservative government party AKP, Ex-Prime Minister Binali Yildirim.
“For Ekrem imamoğlu I have so far (votes)number 4.159.650. Mr Binali 4.131.761 votes are registered in the System,“ said YSK head Sadi Güven in a TV Interview.
However, counts Güven, currently a few votes.
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to order, Apparently, both parties to make complaints. Three days are time, as Güven said. There are more registered all results “into the System”. The results of 84 urns were missing.
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