The Istanbul Revote: What Happens Next?

Istanbul’s citizens will once again vote for mayor on June 23, six weeks after Turkey’s electoral board nullified opposition candidate Ekrem Imamoglu’s victory in the previous race. As before, Imamoglu is campaigning against Binali Yildirim, who is backed by President Erdogan and all the institutional machinery his ruling party can muster. What implications does this election hold for Turkish politics and Erdogan’s political future?
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