Al-Arabiya television reported in Headlines that the Turkish Election Commission rejected the ruling party’s “Justice and Development” request for a recount in 31 districts.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s party suffered a blow after opposition candidate Ikram Emamoglu won the municipal elections in Istanbul, beating former Prime Minister Ben Ali Yildirim. He won 4, 159,650 votes and was able to grab the seat of Istanbul, The most important in the municipal elections.
