The party of Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has lost charge of the main city, Ankara, in local elections inside a setback after 16 years in power.

The opposition can also be ahead within the contest for mayor from the largest city, Istanbul, the election commission states.

Across the country, the president’s AKP-brought alliance has won greater than 51% from the election within the municipal elections.

However the AKP is challenging the outcomes within the capital and Istanbul – viewed as the finest electoral prize.

The election, considered a verdict on Mr Erdogan’s rule, continues to be happening throughout an downturn in the economy.

The currency, the lira, continues to be losing value lately and also the economy entered recession within the last three several weeks of 2018.

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