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Turkey orders re-run of Istanbul election after Erdogan party defeat
Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), which narrowly won the mayor's office in the country's largest city, called the ruling a "plain dictatorship."
Like any dictator, Erdogan will keep repealing election results until he obtains the results he desires.
Related: Turkey to Re-Run Election Lost by Erdogan's Party
Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), which narrowly won the mayor's office in the country's largest city, called the ruling a "plain dictatorship."
5/7/19
Turkey’s main opposition on Monday accused authorities of “plain dictatorship” after officials ordered a re-run of elections in Istanbul where President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's party suffered a surprise defeat. CHP Deputy Chairman Onursal Adiguzel said it appeared “illegal” to defeat Erdogan’s AK Party after an election panel annulled the March 31 result. "This system that overrules the will of the people and disregards the law is neither democratic nor legitimate,” he wrote on Twitter. “This is plain dictatorship." The CHP won in the capital Ankara and Istanbul for the first time in 25 years, in a major setback for Erdogan, who himself served as Istanbul's mayor in the 1990s. Ekrem Imamoglu was declared the winner and has taken up office as mayor of Istanbul.
Like any dictator, Erdogan will keep repealing election results until he obtains the results he desires.
Related: Turkey to Re-Run Election Lost by Erdogan's Party