President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's spokesman says the voiding of the mayoral election in Istanbul amounts to "a victory for Turkish democracy" by ensuring the results reflect the voters' choice.
Presidential communications director Fahrettin Altun told The Associated Press that the new local election the country's top election board ordered for June 23 extends Türkiye's record of holding free and fair elections for nearly seven decades.
The Supreme Election Board ruled in favor of Erdogan's party Monday and invalidated results from the March 31 election that made an opposition candidate mayor of the country's largest city.
Altun said: "We are also confident that the justice system will hold accountable all individuals and organizations that violated electoral laws during this process."
The ruling party alleged election irregularities.
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