The office of the ruling Justice and Development party (AKP) in Istanbul appealed to the Central Election Commission with a demand to declare the elections in Istanbul invalid.

According to Cumhuriyet, the AKP submitted objections to election results in all districts of Istanbul and Ankara, saying the results had been impacted by invalid votes and voting irregularities.

The Turkish CEC rejected the ruling party’s claim, noting that there was no justification in the statement.