Opposition party candidate casts vote in Istanbul

Istanbul's mayoral candidate Ekrem Imamoglu, his wife cast their votes

By Ugur Aslanhan

ISTANBUL (AA) - Turkey's opposition party mayoral candidate Ekrem Imamoglu on Sunday cast his vote in Istanbul's election re-run.

Candidate of the opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) Imamoglu and his wife voted in Istanbul's Beylikduzu district.

Imamoglu is vying to run the metropolitan municipality of Turkey's most populous city after a previous vote on March 31 was annulled by the country's top election council last month. His closest contender is Binali Yildirim, a former prime minister and the ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party candidate.

Millions of Turkish voters cast their votes nationwide on March 31 in local elections to choose mayors, city council members, mukhtars (neighborhood officials), and members of elder councils for the next five years.

* Writing by Jeyhun Aliyev

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