MESOPOTAMIA NEWS LIVE: Count underway in local Turkish elections
By Rudaw 14 minutes ago 31 March 2019 – 9.50 p.m. – Erdogan’s AKP leads, but could lose Ankara
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling AKP appears to be leading in Turkey’s municipal elections with more than half the votes counted. The party looks set to hold the country’s commercial hub Istanbul. But early indications suggest the AKP could lose the capital Ankara to the opposition.
With more than 194,000 ballot boxes counted, Erdogan’s AKP holds 46 percent of the vote, according to state broadcaster TRT. The opposition meanwhile has secured 30.5 percent, but is now leading in Ankara with 49.5 percent.
Losing the capital would be a serious upset for the AKP, which has held city hall for 25 years.
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