(ANSAmed) - ISTANBUL, APRIL 8 - The contested mayoral
election in Ankara officially closed on Monday in favour of CHP
opposition candidate Mansur Yavas, following a partial recount
of about 125,000 votes obtained by the AKP party of Turkish
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
On Monday morning, Yavas showed journalists a certificate attesting to his election as mayor, thus taking power in the Turkish capital away from Erdogan's political forces after 25 years.
Meanwhile in Istanbul, a partial recount of annulled votes from the March 31 mayoral election is still underway, and AKP has requested a total recount.(ANSAmed).
On Monday morning, Yavas showed journalists a certificate attesting to his election as mayor, thus taking power in the Turkish capital away from Erdogan's political forces after 25 years.
Meanwhile in Istanbul, a partial recount of annulled votes from the March 31 mayoral election is still underway, and AKP has requested a total recount.(ANSAmed).