Hasn't he been in power long enough to gain control of the electoral process? He has some work to do before he's up for election next.
He is a dictator, there is no Adalet (Justice) system in Turkey. Ask anyone. It is ruled by edict of the Dictator.
He did huge amounts of voter fraud to get this close, and he got smacked because of a unwritten cooperation between the CHP and the Kurds. They are not friends by any calculation, but they both see Erdodo as the enemy.
And by the way, he did lose Istanbul, but evidently found a way to paper over that.
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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s party on Sunday was facing defeat in local elections in the Turkish capital, Ankara, and possibly even Istanbul Hasn't he been in power long enough to gain control of the electoral process? He has some work to do before he's up for election next.
Abdullah Bozkurt @abdbozkurt 2h2 hours ago
https://twitter.com/abdbozkurt/status/1112680735796838400
Binali Yildirim, #Erdogan’s candidate for Istanbul, vows to challenge election results, not ready to yield to his opponent, citing irregularities, invalidated ballots.
Erdoodoo must have given the AKP green light to contest the election in Istanbul. So result? AKP will be declared winner? Probably
From VOA friend of mine:
Mutlu Civiroglu @mutludc 6h6 hours ago
https://twitter.com/mutludc/status/1112621438849167360
Head of High Electiral Board (YSK) Guven confirms what I have been saying for hours that CHP’s @ekrem_imamoglu is ahead of AKP’s Yildirim #Ekrem mamoglu with 28,000 votes. “Imamoglu 4,159,650, Yildirim 4,131,761. There are 84 ballot boxes under investigation due to complaints”
Erdoodoo is trying to steal the election again. smile.