Turkey's election body rules for Istanbul election re-run

By Busra Nur Bilgic </p> <p>ANKARA (AA) – Turkey’s Supreme Election Council (YSK) on Monday announced that a do-over election in Istanbul will be held on June 23.</p> <p>The council members accepted the ruling Justice and Development Party's objection to the local election results in Istanbul with seven votes in favor and four votes against.</p> <p>Millions of Turkish voters cast their votes nationwide on March 31 in local elections to choose mayors, city council members, and other officials for the next five years.</p> <p>Ekrem Imamoglu, of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), took oath as mayor of Istanbul, Turkey’s largest city by population.