Turkey's opposition takes office in Istanbul, appeal still pending
1 / 5Newly elected Mayor of Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu of the main opposition CHP addresses his supporters after taking the office in IstanbulNewly elected Mayor of Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu of the main opposition Republican People's Party addresses his supporters after taking the office in Istanbul, Turkey, April 17, 2019. REUTERS/Huseyin AldemirBy Ali Kucukgocmen and Tuvan Gumrukcu
The loss is especially hard for Erdogan who launched his political career in Istanbul as mayor in the 1990s and has triumphed in more than a dozen parliamentary, presidential and local polls since his party came to power in 2002.Addressing thousands of flag-waving supporters outside the municipality building, Ekrem Imamoglu promised to work for all 16 million residents.
On Tuesday, after 16 days of appeals and recounts, the AKP asked the High Election Board to annul and re-run the election in Istanbul over what it said were irregularities. Its nationalist MHP allies made a similar request on Wednesday. "To everyone you see on your way home today, say: 'A new beginning has arrived in Istanbul'," he told the crowd at his base in the city municipality.The repeated challenges by the AKP and MHP have fuelled frustration among opposition supporters which spilled over into football stadiums at the weekend when fans chanted at top Istanbul derby matches for the mayoral mandate to be given to their candidate.
"There is no legitimate reason at all. You are using your right to damage the will of Istanbul," he said.
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