Ruling alliance dominates local elections in new towns
The People’s Alliance, comprising the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), triumphed in five of the six newly established towns that held local elections on June 7, while the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) secured victory in one.
More than 10,000 voters went to the polls on June 7 to elect mayors and municipal council members in six settlements that attained township status following the last local elections.
Meanwhile, residents in more than 360 neighborhoods across the country also voted to elect new village and neighborhood heads in by-elections.
The AKP and MHP fielded joint candidates under the People’s Alliance banner in the elections.
