Turkey opposition: Electoral board risks damaging ballot security

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Mon, 2019-04-08 08:08

ISTANBUL: The head of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) said on Monday that the High Electoral Board, which has agreed to a partial recount of local votes in Istanbul, has entered a process that damages the security of ballot boxes.
President Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party requested on Sunday a recount of all votes in Istanbul after its mayoral candidate lost by a slim margin on March 31. A recount of invalid votes in some districts of Istanbul and full recounts in others over the past week have narrowed but not closed the gap between the two candidates.