We start our world news in Turkey.<br />The unofficial results of the re-run Istanbul mayoral election show the opposition candidate has been victorious once again.<br />For more on this and other news from around the world, let's turn to our Hong Yoo.<br />So Yoo, Turkey's strongman president did not accept defeat the first time, how about now?<br /><br /> Well Mark, the repeat result of Istanbul's mayoral election was again a blow to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as the opposition candidate Ekrem Imamoglu won a clear majority of the vote in Istanbul.<br /> Imamoglu was leading with 54 percent of the votes while the governing party's candidate, former Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim was trailing with 45 percent in the early returns.<br />Yildirim conceded shortly after the unofficial results were announced.<br />The outcome is a blow to Erdogan as Istanbul is Turkey's largest city that had been governed by his ruling party, AKP, for 25 years.<br /> And that's why the ruling party contested the results of the first mayoral election held in March 31st, a vote in which Imamoglu won by a narrow margin.<br />Those results were annulled by the Turkey's electoral board after weeks of partial recounts.<br />The voided vote raised concerns domestically and abroad about the state of Turkish democracy and whether Erdogan's party would accept any electoral loss.<br />Imamoglu celebrated his victory on Sunday with tens of thousands of people that gathered across Istanbul,... chanting "Mayor Again Mayor Again "<br /><br /> "I won't be governing this city by myself. There's no such genius in the world anyway. I will take advantage of everyone and with every sector, regardless of political affiliation."<br /><br />Because the ruling party still controls 25 of Istanbul's 39 districts and a majority in the municipal assembly, Imamoglu will need their cooperation to govern the city.<br />Analysts say the change of power will increase pressure on Erdogan's government which has poorly handled Turkey's economy and international crises. <br />
