THOUSANDS poured onto the streets of Istanbul last night after the opposition candidate for mayor secured a landmark win over power-mad Turkish President Erdogan's party.

Ekrem Imamoglu, 49, said thank you to his supporters after his victory on Sunday - the second time the election took place amid weeks of political tension.

Imamoglu narrowly won an earlier mayoral election on March 31 - but Erdogan's Justice and Development Party, AKP, challenged the vote over alleged irregularities.

He spent 18 days in office before Turkey's electoral board annulled the results after weeks of partial recounts.

Last night, unofficial results showed he won a clear majority of the vote - beating former Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim 54 per cent to 45 per cent.

Imamoglu increased his lead from the March mayoral election by hundreds of thousands of votes - suggesting a voter backlash against Erdogan's efforts to further seize power.
ERDOGAN'S GRIP

But analysts say the president - who is grappling with an economic downturn and several international crises - could limit the mayor's power or undermine Imamoglu's authority in other ways.

It was feared after the initial result was voided that AKP - which has governed Turkey since 2002 - would never accept any electoral loss.

Imamoglu told jubilant crowds last night: "You have protected the reputation of democracy in Turkey with the whole world watching."

Supporters chanted "Mayor again! Mayor again!" while others hung out of cars, blaring horns and waving red-and-white Turkish flags.

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https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9359053/istanbul-election-turkey-erdogan-loses/

Good news especially when the ruling party have started behaving like demi gods.

Na wetin we plan to do Buhari, but....