Turkey reinstates pro-Kurdish election winner Zeydan after days of unrest in Van - BBC News

Turkey's election authority scrapped a decision to annul a pro-Kurdish candidate's election victory.

2 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, METIN YOKSU/EPA-EFEImage caption, Protests in Van were replaced by celebrations as a decision to annul the result was overturnedBy Paul KirbyBBC NewsTurkey's election authority has scrapped a decision to annul an pro-Kurdish candidate's election victory after days of escalating protests.

Abdullah Zeydan won the mayoral elections in the eastern province of Van with more than 55% of the vote.

But election officials handed victory to a man standing for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's AK Party with less than half his vote.

Their decision led to protests and clashes across south-eastern Turkey.

Regional officials in Van overturned Abdullah Zeydan's election win, citing a previous conviction during a crackdown on pro-Kurdish politicians in 2016.

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