Earlier, the district electoral councils of Şile, Bayrampaşa, Ataşehir, Ümraniye, Çekmeköy, Beykoz, Fatih and Gaziosmanpaşa decided to reassess votes that were initially deemed invalid after the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) filed appeals with the councils.

However, the Istanbul Provincial Election Council decided to halt the review and recount of these votes following an appeal by the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP).

The AKP filed an objection over the decision.

The YSK then held an extraordinary meeting to discuss the Provincial Election Council's decision and decided to overturn it.

High Election Board (YSK) head Sadi Guven on April 3 said their decision was for the continuation of re-voting process in some districts and added that the re-voting will be conducted for votes registered as invalid.

In the Istanbul mayor's race, Ekrem Imamoglu of the main opposition CHP, with 48.79 percent of the votes, currently has a narrow lead over the AKP's Binali Yildirim, with 48.51 percent.

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