Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's Justice and Development Party (AK Party) has lost the capital Ankara and looks set to lose the commercial hub of Istanbul after 25 years in power in both cities, as yesterday's municipal election results -- largely seen as a referendum on Erdogan himself -- are being counted, the CNBC website reports today (April 1, 2019).
The victories claimed by the opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) are a formidable blow to the ruling right-wing AK Party. They are also seen as the least voter support for Erdogan in his two decades as Turkey's dictator.
Voters went to the polls with the economy as their major concern.
Turkey's economy fell into a recession last year, and unemployment is now around 13 percent, nearly a decade high.
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