http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20190529-122203-0 https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/a-do-over-for-istanbul-gripping-electoral-law-and-democratic-resilience/ A Do-Over for Istanbul: Gripping Electoral Law and Democratic Resilience Oder, Bertil Emrah eng 2019-05-27 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 AKP Electoral Law Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 On 31 March 2019, Turkey’s municipal elections resulted in a shock defeat for the ruling AK Party of president Erdoğan in the overwhelming majority of metropolitan cities. The Supreme Electoral Board canceled the Istanbul election soon after by announcing its reasoning on 22 May. The entire process illustrates how the AK Party has been adjusting the electoral law in a way that has now resulted in the cancellation and re-run of Istanbul’s mayoral election.