Erdogan to mull municipal election results with leader of nationalist movement

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and leader of the Nationalist Movement Party of Turkey (MHP) Devlet Bahceli will discuss the results of the municipal elections in the country, Olaylar reports with reference to the Turkish media.

The meeting between Erdogan and Bahceli will take place April 10 at 12:00.

It is reported that this is the first meeting between the Turkish president and the leader of the nationalist movement after summing up the elections in Turkey.

At the meeting, it is expected to discuss the issue of annulling the election results in Istanbul and holding repeated elections.

On April 10, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that The results of the municipal elections in Istanbul may be annulled.

This is while deputy chairman of Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Ali Ihsan Yavuz said that the party demands holding of repeated municipal elections in Istanbul.

He said that the AKP has all facts proving that the election results were rigged.

"The AKP will very soon present all the facts of falsification of the election results in Istanbul," he added.

The municipal election results in Istanbul were almost completely rigged, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said earlier.

He noted that the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) appealed to the Turkish Supreme Electoral Council (YSK) to identify the perpetrators.