Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party said Tuesday it wants the Istanbul election to be repeated after the Supreme Electoral Council rejected a demand for a recount of all ballots cast in the city. The AKP appealed after results showed the party’s Istanbul candidate narrowly lost in last week’s ...
Algerian lawmakers on Tuesday named upper house speaker Abdelkader Bensalah as interim president, state television reported, following the resignation of Abdelaziz Bouteflika in the face of mass protests. The move by parliament follows constitutional rules but goes against the demands of demonstrators, who have pushed for Bensalah and other top ...
