In a series of events that have drawn attention both domestically and internationally, Turkish authorities initially prevented the newly elected mayor of the pro-Kurdish party from taking office in the eastern city Van and announced a re-run vote in another district where President Tayyip Erdogan's party suffered a defeat. This decision led to legal challenges and condemnation from the opposition. However, following widespread protests across the country, Turkey's High Election Board reversed its decision, allowing the pro-Kurdish DEM Party's local candidate, who had achieved a landslide victory in the country's Kurdish-majority southeast, to take office. The reversal of the decision, which initially annulled the election results, has turned protests into celebrations among supporters of the pro-Kurdish party, as reported by @ezgi_akin.
#Turkey’s High Election Board has reversed its decision to annul the landslide victory by the pro-#Kurdish DEM Party’s local candidate in the country’s Kurdish-majority southeast as protests in the country turned into celebrations https://t.co/zVLIKrInkG
BREAKING: Turkey’s election board reverses decision to block pro-Kurdish party's local win https://t.co/wCgtGrAbzE
Turkey’s High Election Board on Wednesday decided to reverse its decision to annul the landslide victory by the pro-Kurdish DEM Party’s local candidate in the country’s Kurdish majority southeast amid widespread protests in the country, @ezgi_akin reports 🚨…
BREAKING 🚨 Turkey’s election board reverses decision to block pro-Kurdish party local win https://t.co/4RRjo2MAne
#Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party says it was contesting a ruling that annulled the election of its mayoral candidate in eastern city Van, after the election board’s decision sparked clashes. https://t.co/KyAc8tus2u
Turkish authorities prevented the newly elected mayor of a pro-Kurdish party taking up his post and announced a re-run vote in another district where President Tayyip Erdogan’s party lost, prompting legal challenges and opposition condemnation https://t.co/mpMUHm82fe https://t.co/09ViSTXyMn