Turkey’s ruling party claims vote marred by ‘irregularities’ and ‘organised crimes’Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development party (AKP) has said it will demand a rerun of Istanbul’s disputed mayoral election, in the most definitive sign yet that the president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, is unwilling to accept a loss in the city where his political career began.Local elections across Turkey on 31 March delivered shock initial results that appeared to show the AKP had narrowly lost control of Istanbul and the capital, Ankara, loosening Islamist control of Turkey’s two most important cities for the first time in 25 years. Continue reading…
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