The election to determine the Deputy Mayor of Ataşehir Municipality began at 10:00 AM. AK Party Istanbul Provincial Chairman Abdullah Özdemir announced prior to the Ataşehir Deputy Mayor election that the People's Alliance candidate was Serdar Orhan. Following the CHP group's decision not to attend the session, the voting process began with a single candidate, and the necessary quorum was reached with 18 members of the People's Alliance and 3 independent members present in the hall. Thus, the election began with a total of 21 council members present.
CHP 17 MEMBERS
As a result of resignations prior to the deputy mayor election, the Ataşehir Municipal Council consists of 16 AK Party members, 17 CHP members, 2 MHP members, and 3 independent members. Most recently, with CHP Council Member Ekrem Köse announcing his resignation from his party to become an independent member, the number of seats held by the CHP fell to 17.
CHP GROUP DID NOT ATTEND THE SESSION
In the deputy mayor election held at the Ataşehir Municipal Council, the voting process began with a single candidate after the CHP group decided not to attend the session. In the session, which 17 CHP council members did not attend—and where 3 of those members are under restricted status—the necessary quorum was reached with 18 members of the People's Alliance and 2 independent members present in the hall.
SERDAR ORHAN BECAME DEPUTY MAYOR
Consequently, as a result of the voting that began with a total of 20 council members present in the hall, the People's Alliance candidate Serdar Orhan entered the election as the sole candidate. Serdar Orhan received 18 votes in all 3 rounds, while 2 blank ballots were cast. Orhan became the deputy mayor.
News Source: 12punto
