▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁having ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁M HP ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁On ▁ 9 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Mayor ▁Must af a ▁G ül ▁of ▁K emer , ▁in ▁Ant al ya , ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁M HP ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁C HP . ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Mayor ▁Ras im ▁Da ş han ▁of ▁ Ş aph ane , ▁in ▁K üt ah ya , ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁C HP ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁A K P . ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Mayor ▁G ök han ▁Dem ir ta ş ▁of ▁G ül ü ç , ▁a ▁small ▁town ▁in ▁the ▁E re ğ li ▁district ▁of ▁Z ong uld ak , ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁C HP ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁A K P . ▁ ▁Part ies ▁and ▁al li ances ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁first - p ast - the - post ▁system ▁used ▁to ▁elect ▁may ors , ▁the ▁elections ▁were ▁preced ed ▁by ▁several ▁inter - party ▁negoti ations ▁and ▁calculations ▁of ▁tact ical ▁voting ▁to ▁improve ▁the ▁ch ances ▁of ▁defe ating ▁the ▁candidates ▁of ▁certain ▁parties . ▁Three ▁broad ▁al li ances ▁were ▁formed ▁in ▁the ▁run - up ▁to ▁the ▁vote . ▁Un like ▁in ▁parliament ary ▁elections ▁where ▁elect oral ▁al li ances ▁have ▁legal ▁found ations ▁and ▁affect ▁the ▁translation ▁of ▁votes ▁into ▁seats , ▁the ▁al