Decision to re-run Istanbul vote vital step towards strengthening democracy: Erdogan

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that March's Istanbul election was marred by "organised corruption" and illegality and that the decision to re-run the vote was an important step towards strengthening democracy. In a speech to lawmakers from his AK Party in parliament, Erdogan slammed business people criticising the decision to repeat the election on June 23, saying they should know their place.