Istanbul's new mayor formally takes office - witness

FILE PHOTO: Ekrem Imamoglu, mayoral candidate of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), greets supporters at a rally of in Beylikduzu district, in Istanbul, Turkey, June 23, 2019. REUTERS/Kemal Aslan/File Photo - Copyright KEMAL ASLAN(Reuters)

By Reuters

Published on 27/06/2019 - 17:02•Updated 19/04/2024 - 23:55

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ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Istanbul's new mayor Ekrem Imamoglu formally took office on Thursday, a Reuters witness said, days after dealing President Tayyip Erdogan a stinging electoral blow in the re-run of a mayoral election that was seen as a test for Turkey's democracy.

Imamoglu, of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), received his mandate at the Istanbul Provincial Election Board for the second time in three months, after his initial victory was annulled over repeated appeals by Erdogan's ruling AK Party. He won the renewed vote by more than 800,000 votes.

(Reporting by Mehmet Emin Caliskan; Writing by Tuvan Gumrukcu; Editing by Dominic Evans)

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Istanbul's new mayor formally takes office - witness

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