The Turkish Supreme Election Council's decision to annul the results of the Istanbul mayoral election, which Ekrem Imamoglu from the opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) won in March, over procedural violations will strengthen the country's democracy, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday, Sputnik News reports.
"We view the Supreme Election Council's decision as an important step that will further strengthen our democracy. We talk about a serious lawlessness in the electoral process. We will not leave it just like that. If we do not bring to account those who take away the people's choice, then the people will demand an explanation from us," Erdogan said at a weekly parliamentary meeting of the AKP.
According to Erdogan, the ruling party is confident that violations occurred during the election.