Turkey's Imamoglu: rerun of Istanbul election "will not happen" Ekrem Imamoglu, opposition party CHP candidate for Istanbul mayoral election and winner according to to the Supreme Electoral Council, says a repeat of the election "will not happen". Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling party said Tuesday it wants a rerun of the election after the Supreme Electoral Council rejected a demand for a recount of all ballots cast in the city. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES