The Turkish Electoral Commission has canceled the mayoral election in Istanbul, according to the state news agency Anadolu and ordered a repetition. So she gave a request of the governing party AKP instead.
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After application by Erdogans AKP: Turkish Electoral Authority orders new election for Istanbul
2019-05-06T16:40:36.634Z
In the local elections in Turkey, the party had lost by President Erdogan in Istanbul and then objected. Now the responsible commission has decided: The election must be repeated.
Source: spiegel