
With the resignation of Ekrem Köse, the number of CHP members dropped to 17; The process for the vice president election is ongoing.
While the membership distribution changed as a result of the resignations in the Ataşehir Municipal Council, the gradual round system and voting majority conditions to be applied in the deputy mayor election became clear.
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There were resignations before the deputy chairman election in the Ataşehir Municipal Council.
As a result of the resignations before the deputy mayor election, there are 16 members of the AK Party, 17 members of the CHP, 2 members of the MHP and 3 independent members in the Ataşehir Municipal Council. Finally, CHP's number of seats dropped to 17 after CHP Council Member Ekrem Köse resigned from his party and announced that he became an independent member. 26 votes will be required for the candidate elected in the first two rounds.
TWO THIRD MAJORITY WILL BE REQUIRED
The winning party in the vice mayoral election, which is held by secret ballot in accordance with Article 45 of the Municipality Law No. 5393, will be determined by the staggered round system. In order for candidates to be elected in the first two rounds of voting, a two-thirds majority of the total number of council members, that is, 26 votes for the selected candidate, will be required. If this majority is not reached in the first two rounds, the candidate who receives the absolute majority of the total number of council members, that is, at least 20 votes, in the 3rd round will be elected deputy chairman. If the absolute majority is not achieved in the third round, the two candidates with the most votes will advance to the 4th round and the candidate with the most votes in this last round will become the new deputy mayor of Ataşehir Municipality. In case of a tie in votes, the winner will be determined by drawing lots.
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CDU Deputy Chairman Karin Prien noted that there should be consequences if party MPs support the far-right AfD candidate. CDU management will discuss the issue at meetings.
As part of the corruption investigation carried out in Istanbul, council members in Ataşehir Municipality went to the polls. In the election in which the CHP group did not participate, AK Party's candidate Serdar Orhan was elected deputy mayor and the municipality passed to the AK Party.

Serdar Orhan, the candidate of the People's Alliance, was elected instead of Ataşehir Deputy Mayor Murat Güneş, who was arrested within the scope of the investigation carried out by the Istanbul Anatolian Chief Public Prosecutor's Office.

In the deputy mayor election in Ataşehir Municipality, in which the CHP group did not participate, Serdar Orhan, the candidate of the People's Alliance, was elected as the new deputy mayor.

Elections are being held in Istanbul's Eyüpsultan and Ataşehir municipalities to determine new deputy mayors after the arrest of the mayors. While Serdar Orhan, the candidate of the People's Alliance, was elected as the new deputy chairman in Ataşehir, the district passed to the AK Party.

The election for the deputy chairmanship has started in the Ataşehir Municipal Council, which convened by the decision of the Governorship of Istanbul. In the election where the CHP group decided not to come to the hall, People's Alliance candidate Serdar Orhan is competing as the only candidate.