Local Election Results So Far (9 pm)

By 9 pm on Sunday, 29 March, 23 percent of the poll boxes had been opened. At the province municipal council level, the AKP has so far received 41 percent, the CHP 19 percent, the MHP and DTP 7 percent each, and the SP 6 percent. As for mayoral candidates, in Istanbul and Ankara the AKP candidates Topbaş and Gökçek are leading. In Izmir, the CHP’s Kocaoğlu has received most votes so far. In Diyarbakır, the DTP’s Baydemir is leading.

İstanbul - Bıa news centre
29 March 2009, Sunday

The local election results so far have shown that four parties are sharing most of the votes: the Justice and Development Party (AKP), the Republican People's Party (CHP), the National Movement Party (MHP), and the Democratic Society Party(DTP). Fifth is the Felicity Party (SP).

In Turkey generally, 23 percent of the votes were counted by 9 pm. The following table shows the results of the province capitals' municipal council votes so far.

AKP: %40,56

 

CHP: %18,52

 

MHP: %15,5

 

DTP: %7,48

 

SP: %5,81

 

In Istanbul, 25.12 percent of the votes have been counted. The following table shows the votes the mayoral candidates have received so far.

AKP (Kadir Topbaş): %48,82

 

CHP (Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu): %32,35

 

MHP (Ahmet Turgut): %5,48

 

SP (Mehmet Bekaroğlu): %5,46

 

DTP (Akın Birdal): %3,54

 

Municipal council votes in Istanbul so far are:

AKP: %40,1

 

CHP: %33,97

 

MHP: %7,54

 

SP: %7,1

 

DTP: %3,95

 

In Turkey’s capital city Ankara, 26 percent of the votes have been counted, and below is the count for the mayoral candidates so far.

AKP (Melih Gökçek): %38,27

 

CHP (Murat Karayalçın): %31,03

 

MHP (Mansur Yavaş): %27,76

 

SP (Veysel Candan): %1,02

 

The municipal council votes in Ankara so far are:

AKP: %47,23

 

CHP: %26,15

 

MHP: %19,49

 
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