2019 Istanbul mayoral election
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The 2019 Istanbul mayoral election was a highly contested and symbolically significant local vote in Turkey that resulted in opposition candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu defeating the ruling party’s nominee and ending years of government-aligned control of the city.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 2019 Istanbul mayoral election (June) | 0 |
| 2019 Istanbul mayoral election (March) | 0 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
local election
ⓘ
mayoral election ⓘ political event ⓘ |
| annulledBy | Supreme Election Council of Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| annulmentDate | 2019-05-06 ⓘ |
| candidate |
Binali Yıldırım
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Binali Yıldırım NERFINISHED ⓘ Ekrem İmamoğlu NERFINISHED ⓘ Ekrem İmamoğlu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| candidateParty |
Justice and Development Party
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Justice and Development Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Republican People’s Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Republican People’s Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Turkey
ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ Turkey ⓘ |
| electionDate |
2019-03-31
ⓘ
2019-06-23 ⓘ |
| electoralOffice |
Mayor of Istanbul
ⓘ
Mayor of Istanbul ⓘ Mayor of Istanbul ⓘ |
| endedControlOf | Justice and Development Party over Istanbul mayoralty ⓘ |
| followedBy | 2024 Istanbul mayoral election ⓘ |
| follows | 2014 Istanbul mayoral election ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
2019 Istanbul mayoral election (June)
ⓘ
2019 Istanbul mayoral election (March) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Istanbul
ⓘ
Istanbul ⓘ Istanbul ⓘ |
| loser |
Binali Yıldırım
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Binali Yıldırım NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loserParty | Justice and Development Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainOpponent |
Binali Yıldırım
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ekrem İmamoğlu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
annulment of initial result and rerun
ⓘ
intense national and international media attention ⓘ use of social media and grassroots campaigning by opposition ⓘ |
| partOf | 2019 Turkish local elections ⓘ |
| previousIncumbentParty | Justice and Development Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousMayor | Mevlüt Uysal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForAnnulment | alleged irregularities in polling station committees ⓘ |
| result |
decisive victory for Ekrem İmamoğlu
ⓘ
narrow victory for Ekrem İmamoğlu ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Nation Alliance
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
People’s Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolicSignificance |
boost for Turkish opposition
ⓘ
major setback for Turkey’s ruling party ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 2019 ⓘ |
| turnout | high voter turnout ⓘ |
| voteShareLoser | approximately 45.0% ⓘ |
| voteShareWinner | approximately 54.2% ⓘ |
| winner |
Ekrem İmamoğlu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ekrem İmamoğlu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winnerParty | Republican People’s Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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