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Erdogan's Controlling , AK Party Dealt Major Blow , in Local Elections.<br/>On March 31, Turkey's local election saw the controlling <br/>Justice and Development (AK) Party register <br/>its biggest lost to the nation's main opposition party.<br/>On March 31, Turkey's local election saw the controlling <br/>Justice and Development (AK) Party register <br/>its biggest lost to the nation's main opposition party.<br/>CNN reports that the opposition Republican <br/>People’s Party (CHP) claimed victories in a <br/>number of key cities, including Ankara and Istanbul.<br/>The election for city mayors, district mayors and other <br/>local level officials saw President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's <br/>AK Party lose the popular vote for the first time since 2002.<br/>The losses come nearly one year after Erdogan narrowly <br/>won re-election in May, securing a close runoff vote <br/>victory over opposition leader Kemal Killicdaroglu.<br/>The losses come nearly one year after Erdogan narrowly <br/>won re-election in May, securing a close runoff vote <br/>victory over opposition leader Kemal Killicdaroglu.<br/>According to Turkey's High Electoral Council, preliminary <br/>results showed the CHP wining 35 out of 81 municipalities, <br/>which includes 14 out of 30 of the country's urban areas.<br/>State broadcaster TRT said Erdogan's main political <br/>rival in the CHP, Ekrem Imamoglu, was reelected as <br/>the mayor of Istanbul, earning 51.1% of the vote.<br/>The period of <br/>one-man rule <br/>is over today, Ekrem Imamoglu, CHP Mayor of Istanbul, via CNN.<br/>As we celebrate our victory, we send <br/>a resounding message to the world:<br/>the decline of democracy ends now. <br/>Istanbul stands as a beacon of hope, <br/>a testament to the resilience of democratic <br/>values in the face of rising authoritarianism, Ekrem Imamoglu, CHP Mayor of Istanbul, via CNN.<br/>Other major CHP victories were scored in Ankara, where <br/>incumbent mayor Mansur Yavas won 60.4% of the vote, <br/>and in Izmir, where Cemil Tugay secured 48.9% of the vote.<br/>Other major CHP victories were scored in Ankara, where <br/>incumbent mayor Mansur Yavas won 60.4% of the vote, <br/>and in Izmir, where Cemil Tugay secured 48.9% of the vote.<br/>CNN reports that the most recent elections came amid <br/>an economic downturn that has persisted despite <br/>Erdogan's adoption of more mainstream economic policies.