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Binali Yildirim admits his defeat in Istanbul mayor election - PHOTO
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- 24 June, 2019
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Ruling party’s Istanbul mayoral candidate Binali Yildirim on Sunday congratulated his rival Ekrem Imamoglu as preliminary results showed latter’s lead in the do-over election, according to Anadolu Agency.
“My rival Ekrem Imamoglu is currently leading,” Yildirim, the candidate for Justice and Development (AK) party, said after the preliminary unofficial result was issued by the Supreme Election Council.
“We will try to support him in every work he will do on behalf of Istanbulites,” he added.
By results of 99.37% of ballots, the opposition Republican People's Party's (CHP) Imamoglu is leading with 54.03%, followed by AK Party's Yildirim with 45.09% votes.
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