2024-04-01 00:38:22
4/1/2024-|Last update: 4/1/202403:24 AM (Mecca time)
Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul and the candidate of the opposition Republican People’s Party, announced that he had won a new term, and his colleague, the mayor of Ankara, Mansur Yavaş, announced his victory in the elections, while Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that these elections were “not the end of the road.”
Opposition candidates advanced in the three largest Turkish cities (Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir) following 98% of the votes were counted in the municipal elections held on Sunday.
The Turkish President said in a speech he delivered from the balcony of the ruling Justice and Development Party’s headquarters following midnight, “The municipal elections are not the end of the road, but they are a turning point.”
He added, “The people have their say through the fund and send their warning to politicians through the fund, and this is a success for our democracy.”
Erdogan pledged to analyze the results of the municipal elections frankly, and said, “We will review ourselves through constructive criticism.”
Imamoglu announced his victory in a new term as mayor of Greater Istanbul (Reuters)
Earlier, Ekrem Imamoglu announced that he had won a new term as mayor of Greater Istanbul, noting that he had an advantage of more than a million votes over his rival, Murat Kurum, the ruling party’s candidate.
Mansur Yavaş, the candidate of the opposition Republican People’s Party, also announced that he had won a new term as mayor of Ankara.
According to the results published by the official Anatolia Agency, Imamoglu obtained 51% compared to 39.6% for his competitor, following 98% of the votes were counted in Istanbul.
In Ankara, Yavaş obtained 60.2% compared to 31.8% for his competitor, following counting regarding 98% of the votes.
In all Turkish states, the Republican People’s Party obtained 37.6% following counting more than 98% of the votes.
The ruling Justice and Development Party received 35.5%, while its ally, the National Movement Party, received 4.9%.
The Peoples’ Democratic Party received 5.6%, and the Good Party received 3.7%.
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