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24/06/2019 GMT

Istanbul vote: Erdogan's party suffers re-run poll defeat

BBC World Service - World Update, Istanbul vote: Erdogan's party suffers re-run poll defeat

Defeat in mayoral race delivers Turkish president his worst election setback

The opposition in Turkey is celebrating after a convincing win in Istanbul, ending a quarter of a century rule of President Erdogan's AK Party. 

The poll was a rerun of the March mayoral election when the Republican People's Party won by the thinnest of margins. This time, the margin was ten percent.

Also on the programme: The US is today expected to announce new sanctions against Iran; and we look at the changing nature of our accents

(Photo: Supporters attend a rally of Ekrem Imamoglu, Credit: Reuters)

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