Üsküdar municipal deputy mayor election postponed after majority is not reached
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- Üsküdar Municipal Council postponed its deputy mayor election until September 8 after failing to reach a simple majority.
- The vote had been repeated after a court ruling suspended the previous process following an objection by the AK Party.
- The election follows the detention and removal from office of Üsküdar Mayor Sinem Dedetaş.
The election for Üsküdar’s municipal deputy mayor has been postponed until September 8 after the municipal council failed to secure a simple majority.
The vote had been scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday. It followed a court decision that opened the way for the election to be held again after an earlier vote was annulled following an objection by the AK Party.
Üsküdar Mayor Sinem Dedetaş had been detained and removed from office, prompting the deputy mayor election. Istanbul’s Second Administrative Court later issued a stay of execution, while the Regional Administrative Court rejected Üsküdar Municipality’s objection and ordered a repeat vote.
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Originally published by Hürriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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