Posted on 05/07/2019 11:57:21 AM PDT by BeauBo
Turkey's top electoral body on Monday annulled the results of the March 31 vote in Istanbul, which opposition candidate Ekrem Imamoglu narrowly won, and scheduled a re-run for June 23. The loss of Istanbul and the capital of Ankara in Turkey's local elections were sharp blows to Erdogan and his conservative, Islamic-based Justice and Development Party, or AKP... The controversial decision has increased concerns over democracy and the rule of law in Turkey
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Looks like things will have to get worse there, before they get better.
What a great idea! Suggest it to Hillary to bring up and putsch.
The leftist way: vote until we get the results the left wants.
Mayor’s office in Istanbul flat out stolen by Erdogan.
“Erdogan told reporters that former Prime Minister Binali Yildirim would again run as the ruling party’s candidate for mayor. On Tuesday, the Interior Ministry appointed Istanbul’s governor Ali Yerlikaya as acting mayor of the city.”
And Turkey is in NATO?
Turkey Out of NATO, NOW!
The coincidental similarity between the democrat party and third-world despots isn’t.
Just like the (D)’s - keep making people vote until you get what you want.
Well, at least they know how many votes they have to manufacture. Keep doing it until you get it right.
Again and again,
Til we get it right
And if anyone protests, the secret police will take down their names.
concerns over democracy and the rule of law in Turkey.
What democracy and rule of law?
No surprise here. There is no rule of law in Turkey. Only edicts from Erdogan the Islamist Dictator of Turkey.
Thanks for the hat tip on the article. I’ve been less active lately. Computer issues.
Am resorting to using a Windows machine until I get my Linux box back on line.
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