FILE PHOTO: Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) mayoral candidate Ekrem Imamoglu greets his supporters during an election rally in Istanbul, Turkey, June 19, 2019. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
ANKARA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Istanbul's new mayor now shoulders the expectations of Turkey's long-subdued opposition after he emerged from obscurity to deal President Tayyip Erdogan the biggest election blow of his career.
Ekrem Imamoglu of the Republican People's Party (CHP) won a decisive victory on Sunday, his second in three months after authorities annulled an earlier vote. His first task is to take the reins from Erdogan's AK Party which, along with its Islamist predecessor parties, has run the city for 25 years.
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