Mansur Yavaş, the candidate of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) and İYİ (Good) Party, has emerged as the winner of the March 31 local elections in Ankara, becoming the capital city’s new mayor, with nearly two percentage points ahead of his rival, according to unofficial figures. The CHP has ousted the ruling party from the post after 25 years, with 49.75 percent of the ballots.
Mehmet Özhaseki, the candidate of the People’s Alliance, between the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), which has ruled Ankara since 1994, received nearly 47.76 percent of the votes.