Former Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım will be the Justice and Development Party's (AKP) mayoral candidate in the election re-run to be held on June 23, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced Tuesday.
Turkey’s Supreme Election Council (YSK) on Monday announced that a do-over election in Istanbul will be held on June 23.
The council members accepted the ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party's objection to the local election results in Istanbul with seven votes in favor and four against.
According to the YSK, the decision was taken as some presiding officers and polling staffs, who are supposed to be civil servants as per Turkish law, served during the elections.
The mayoral certificate of the main opposition Republican People’s Party's (CHP) Ekrem Imamoglu has also been cancelled by the council.
“With this decision, our demand for re-election has been vindicated,'' said Recep Ozel, AK Party's YSK representative.
Millions of Turkish voters cast their votes nationwide on March 31 in local elections to choose mayors, city council members, and other officials for the next five years.
