ANKARA:
Polls opened Sunday in Turkey for municipal elections that are seen as a
referendum on the rule of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has
faced anti-government protests and a major corruption scandal.
More than 50 million voters were to cast their ballots for mayors and local assemblies at almost 200,000 pollings stations, pitting Erdogan´s Islamic-rooted Justice and Development party against secular, nationalist and other groups.
The polls opened first in eastern Turkey and will open later in the west.
More than 50 million voters were to cast their ballots for mayors and local assemblies at almost 200,000 pollings stations, pitting Erdogan´s Islamic-rooted Justice and Development party against secular, nationalist and other groups.
The polls opened first in eastern Turkey and will open later in the west.
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