Turkey: Electoral Board Appoints Same Polling Officials Ahead of Istanbul Do-Over
What Happened: Turkey's Supreme Electoral Board (YSK) has cleared the way for the same balloting officials who monitored voting in Istanbul's contested mayoral election on March 31 to oversee the June 23 revote, the Hurriyet Daily News reported June 4. The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has appealed the decision, which appears to contradict the AKP claims that prompted the election do-over in the first place.
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Turkey: Electoral Board Appoints Same Polling Officials Ahead of Istanbul Do-Over