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Turkey's ruling party to announce twenty mayoral candidates

Erdoğan to announce names for Ankara and Izmir on Tuesday

Ersin Çelik
10:51 - 26/11/2018 Monday
Update: 10:56 - 26/11/2018 Monday
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

The Turkish president and leader of ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party will announce on Tuesday 20 more mayoral candidates for the upcoming local elections.

The names of candidates for 10 metropolitan municipalities and 10 provincial municipalities will be revealed at the party's parliamentary group meeting in capital Ankara.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will also announce the mayoral candidates of Ankara and Izmir.

The candidates for Balikesir, Trabzon, Eskisehir, Hatay, Konya, Mardin, Muğla, Sakarya, Afyonkarahisar, Bingöl, Çanakkale, Çankırı, Çorum, Karaman, Muş, Uşak, Yozgat and Sivas will be announced.

The candidate for Istanbul will not be revealed on Tuesday, however Parliament Speaker Binali Yıldırım is top contender for the spot.

On Saturday, Erdoğan announced the list of 40 mayoral candidates including 14 metropolitan municipalities and 26 provincial municipalities.

The local elections in Turkey are scheduled on March 31, 2019.


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#local elections
#mayoral candidates
#President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
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