Erdoga­n's Justic­e and Develo­pment Party (AKP) won most votes nation­wide in the March 31 electi­onISTANBUL: Turkish election officials on Wednesday officially confirmed opposition candidate Ekrem Imamoglu’s win over President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling AKP in last month’s disputed Istanbul election, his party said. Cheering CHP supporters packed the street outside the local courthouse in Istanbul where Imamoglu, a former city district mayor, arrived to receive his mandate certificate from authorities. Erdogan’s AK Party submits appeal for rerun of Istanbul elections“Ekrem Imamoglu got his mandate,” CHP Istanbul MP Engin Altay told crowds from a balcony inside the courthouse. Electoral authorities had just finished a recount of some Istanbul ballots on Tuesday and Imamoglu still faces another AKP appeal for the Istanbul election to be held again because of alleged irregularities. The AKP has won every election since it came to power 17 years ago.

Source: The Express Tribune April 17, 2019 15:44 UTC