Turkey orders re-run of Istanbul election
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The decision by Turkey’s election board to repeat Istanbul’s mayoral election, won by the opposition candidate in March, is raising the prospect of renewed political and economic turmoil
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ISTANBUL MAYORSHIP RESULTS (Mar 31)

48.77%   4,169,765 votes

48.61%   4,156,036 votes

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Ekrem Imamoglu:
Candidate of main opposition Republican People’s party (CHP), who was confirmed as mayor in April, calls decision “treacherous”
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ISTANBUL DISTRICT RESULTS

Binali Yildirim (top right): Candidate for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling Justice and Development party (AKP), intends to run again
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Supreme Electoral Council revoked Imamoglu’s mandate after determining some electoral officials were improperly appointed
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ISTANBUL
Historic centre
20km 12 miles

RESULTS BY PROVINCE
TURKEY
Ankara
Izmir

200km 125 miles
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AKP
Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) – in alliance with AKP
CHP
People’s Democratic Party (HDP)
Communist Party of Turkey (TKP)
Independent

AKP Party-led alliance won 51% of
vote nationwide, but secularist CHP claimed victory in capital Ankara, Izmir, and Istanbul 
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Sources: Hürriyet Daily News, BBC, FT Pictures: Getty Images    © GRAPHIC NEWS