Mayoral elections were held in the

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as part of nationwide local elections on 31 March 2019. A total of 31 mayors, one for each of the 30

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of İzmir and one for the İzmir Metropolitan Municipality, were elected.

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(CHP) candidate Tunç Soyer, the former Mayor of

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, was elected as Mayor of the İzmir Metropolitan Municipality, beating

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(AK Party) candidate

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by 58.1% to 38.7%. Zeybekci conceded defeat soon after Soyer built an unassailable lead.

Candidates

On 27 November 2018, the ruling

(AK Party) announced their metropolitan mayoral candidate to be

, the former mayor of

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and former Minister of the Economy. Due to the

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agreement, Zeybekci had the support of the

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(MHP). With incumbent mayor Aziz Kocaoğlu announcing his intention to step down, the main opposition

(CHP) began considering new nominees. Tunç Soyer, the serving Mayor of

, was seen as the frontrunner and was selected on 27 January 2019 despite Kocaoğlu re-entering the race shortly before the announcement. Soyer had the support of the

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and ran as the joint candidate of the Nation Alliance.

Results

References

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