Turkish local polls: Voting ends in 32 provinces

ANKARA (AA) – The voting ended in 32 out of 81 provinces across Turkey at 4 p.m. local time (1300GMT).</p> <p>The voting started at 7 a.m. local time (0400GMT) in those 32 provinces.</p> <p>In the remaining provinces, polling stations opened at 8 a.m. local time (0500GMT) and will close at 5.00 p.m. local time (1400GMT).</p> <p>A total of 12 political parties are competing in the local elections.</p> <p>More than 44 million citizens are expected to vote at 142,777 polling stations in 30 biggest cities, called metropolitan municipalities.</p> <p>Meanwhile, 12.8 million voters will vote at 51,851 polling stations across 51 provinces in Turkey. </p> <p>Turkey is holding its first local elections under the new presidential system, adopted in the April 2017 referendum.</p> <p>The previous local elections were held in 2014.