Turkey election: Rival party rages against Erdogan's party (Image: GETTY)
Following a shock victory in Turkey’s local elections in March, the country’s electoral body has ordered a re-run of the elections this summer. Mr Erdogan's Justice and Development party (abbreviated as AK), questioned the slim victory by the rival Republican People's Party (CHP). Following allegations from Mr Erdogan’s party of “irregularities and corruption”, the election will now be re-held.
Deputy chair of CHP, Onursal Adiguzel argued that the decision to hold the election again shows that it is “illegal to win against the AK Party".
In a scathing attack on the President’s party, Mr Adiguzel insisted that the decision shows that the country is “plain dictatorship”.
He also said: “This system that overrules the will of the people
