▁first ▁test ▁of ▁support ▁following ▁w ides p read ▁anti - g overn ment ▁protest s ▁in ▁Summer ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁and ▁a ▁cor ruption ▁sc andal ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁The ▁elections ▁resulted ▁in ▁numerous ▁alleg ations ▁of ▁elect oral ▁fra ud , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁re - run s ▁in ▁districts ▁such ▁as ▁Y al ova ▁and ▁A ğ r ı ▁where ▁rec ount s ▁and ▁fra ud ▁alleg ations ▁failed ▁to ▁return ▁a ▁decis ive ▁winner . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁elections ▁followed ▁two ▁land mark ▁elections ▁that ▁were ▁held ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁namely ▁a ▁president ial ▁vote ▁and ▁a ▁parliament ary ▁vote , ▁where ▁the ▁inc umb ent ▁President ▁Re cep ▁T ay y ip ▁Er do ğ an ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁with ▁ 5 2 . 5 9 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁With ▁his ▁re - e lection , ▁he ▁assumed ▁widely ▁expanded ▁executive ▁powers ▁that ▁were ▁approved ▁by ▁vot ers ▁in ▁a ▁highly ▁controvers ial ▁constitution al ▁refer endum ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁His ▁A K ▁Party ▁lost ▁its ▁majority ▁in ▁the ▁Grand ▁National ▁Assembly ▁but ▁retain s ▁its ▁majority ▁with ▁support ▁from ▁the ▁National ist ▁Mov ement ▁Party ▁( M HP ), ▁together ▁with ▁which ▁the ▁A K P ▁forms ▁an ▁elect oral ▁al liance ▁named ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Alliance . ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁local ▁elections ▁were ▁the ▁last