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Election authority reverses ejection of Kurdish winner of mayoral race in city of Van in eastern Turkey.

Turkey's highest election authority has restored a newly elected pro-Kurdish mayor's right to hold office. Wednesday's decision overturned an earlier one that revoked the mayor's mandate and led to protests and arrests. Abdullah Zeydan, a politician from the pro-Kurdish Equality and Democracy Party, or DEM, won the post of mayor in the eastern city of Van in Sunday's local election. But a court said Zeydan, who has spent time in prison, was not eligible to run and he was replaced by the runner-up in the race, from the ruling party. That sparked protests in Van and othe...

Turkey’s electoral authorities have denied the newly elected mayor from a pro-Kurdish party the right to hold office in an eastern city. Instead, the authorities on Tuesday appointed the runner-up candidate from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s party to the position. Protesters took to the streets in the city of Van after the electoral authority revoked Abdullah Zeydan’s mandate. It cited a last-minute court decision that overturned an earlier ruling that said the politician, who has served time, could run in the election. His party is now seeking a reversal of that decision. Police used...

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Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Turkiye's highest electoral authority on Wednesday restored the right of a newly elected mayor from a pro-Kurdish party to hold office, overturning an earlier decision by a lower body that had sparked widespread protests and led to dozens of arrests. World News | Turkey's Top Election Authority Restores Newly Elected Pro-Kurdish Mayor's Right to Hold Office.