Jailed Imamoglu elected Turkish opposition’s presidential candidate. More than 15 million voted for embattled Istanbul mayor amid huge protests over his arrest. In a sign of growing national support, the party announced late on Monday that an estimated 1.7 million members were joined by 13 million non-party members in supporting Imamoglu to become its official candidate for the next presidential election, which is due to take place in 2028.
“Rights, Law, Justice”
Yesterday, 11 thousand Turkish citizens in London, the capital of England, said “Justice, Law, Justice”. When citizens who wanted to vote at the official ballot boxes set up in London, the capital of England, for Ekrem İmamoğlu to become the President of Turkey, could not fit inside the building, the ballot boxes spilled out onto the streets.According to the official statement made by the CHP UK Union, the number of votes cast in England sent to the Republican People's Party, which is the main opposition in Turkey, is 11 thousand 057. 1026 of these votes were cast at the ballot box set up during the Trafalgar March held yesterday.
Despite the rain, citizens of the Republic of Turkey who waited in line and voted at the CHP UK building in North London showed their support for Ekrem İmamoğlu and the CHP from London in the name of democracy, rights, justice.
The number of voters in Turkey announced so far is 15 million. This number went down in history as the number of citizens of the Republic of Turkey who called for an early election
DESPITE THE RAIN, A FLOOD OF DEMOCRACY IN LONDON
Despite the rain, a line formed in front of the CHP UK Union building in London, the capital of England. Democracy advocates who waited in the rain to vote with their children and families to support Ekrem İmamoğlu waited in line for the ballot boxes and voted. Turkish citizens caused vehicle and traffic congestion on the Northmiddlesex Hospital Road, A10 and 406 main roads in North London.