Istanbul’s Famed Opposition Mayor Says ‘Setting Out’ For March Vote
Istanbul’s popular opposition mayor on Tuesday said his CHP party should stop internal conflicts and focus on the local elections next year, adding that “I am setting out” to defend the city. Ekrem Imamoglu has become one of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s main rivals since winning Istanbul in the 2019 electoral race, bringing an end […]
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Mayors of Istanbul and Ankara cry foul over reporting of Turkey’s election results – POLITICO
ISTANBUL — Two of Turkey’s most senior opposition politicians, Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu and Ankara Mayor Mansur Yavaş, cried foul over the way the state-run Anadolu news agency was reporting results of Turkey’s election on Sunday night, saying it was giving a distortedly high early count to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. In its results based […]
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House passes defense bill with more Taiwan, Ukraine security aid | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
WASHINGTON — The House on Thursday passed 350-80 the fiscal 2023 National Defense Authorization Act after making several concessions to the Senate, which did not pass its own version of the bill for the second straight year in a row. The $858 billion NDAA amounts to an 8% increase over FY22 defense levels and is […]
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