Nick spicer thanks for joining us millions of voters in istanbul returned to the polls today to cast their ballots again in a rerun of the citys Mayoral Election president wretched heir to ones governing party is fighting for control of turkeys largest city the fresh election is taking place after turkeys top Electoral Authority know the results of the 1st vote following appeals by the president s party. Its a may oral contest that could redefine turkish politics is timo is deciding between 2 main candidates banaya deed him from president wretch of ruling a k party. And akram a mom of 2 from the opposition who had already won a tight race but the courts at the request of the aka party agreed that there were voting irregularities and called a do over. That has some voters worried. Ok everybody opposed the election boards decision to rerun the election. Nobody thought it was normal. And hopefully this election will be held according to the law. And were taking part in this election but with reservations the company denied its a fact we hope to be no irregularities. Me just the all new yorkers this election is a big deal because what happens in istanbul sends political ripples across turkey. Has long been tightening his grip on power and critics say hes tipping turkey into authoritarianism. Before the new vote polls show to mama lou the head. Case was a turkish citizen and as a Young University student i support him because i believe his projects are projects good at solving real problems. But heroins party still has a lot of support among the key time an individual he suffered during the times when those with the heads covered it for religious reasons one able to piss you an education for 20 hands and 20 years later i was able to get an education and become a teacher the a list of vehicle for this app president was the reason for this week in the old. If the opposition wins there will be renewed questions as to how long and can dominate turkish politics. Or not lets bring in these dorian jones who is following the elections in istanbul for us what can you tell us dorian about todays turnout how busy is it at polling stations. Well here at this polling station in istanbuls district a well known stronghold of the opposition against president voting has been brisk since the opening of the station in a city that normally started very late and not really seen as an indication of what is widely expected be one the highest turnout in any major vote in turkey similar reports all across the city both from the opposition and from supporters of president candidate been nearly yield to him and people have been returning from all over the country to vote theyve been breaking their summer vacations to come back here hundreds of thousands of people have been coming back the roads have been locked the airports have been full. I think see this vote as potentially one the most important for the future of the country and for the future of democracy because both sides say they are defending democracy the opposition candidate says that his victory tonight to him unfairly be candid have been a legal term of president saying that he was if so the stakes are very high on both sides. Can you remind us why were actually doing a rerun right now. Well its all centers. Braise a fin victory of all of the opposition he won by around 14000. 00 votes in a really short to feet for president one whos dominated the city for 25 years its where his career started hes from istanbul and it is the power base of the president its the most city in the country accounts nearly half a taxation a 3rd of the economy and in many ways its the adage goes he who controls istanbul you seem to control turkey and the loss of istanbul was seen as a devastating blow to earth one and hes kind of the been a real terms said that he was a victim of voting irregularities now that that claim was tonight but the Ruling Authority the reelection of party said that there was some technicalities in eligible voting monitors and they ordered a very controversial decision to rerun this vote and that is why the opposition are outraged they say this is nothing more than a denial of democracy so that is where we are at the moment. You are suggesting that defeat would Say Something about the strength of. A k. Party would it hurt his ability to govern in any way any national consequences. Well i mean istanbul is seen as the 2nd biggest prize in turkish politics after the presidency and for anyone who wins it in many ways they can say that if the agenda for the country what they do in this country is closely watched and in many ways thats why the opposition is seen as in many ways a platform to in the end alternately challenging the one that is how the old one rose to power using a similar path he set out his fall in istanbul and then went on to dominate politics and thats why i heard one sees in many ways its such a threat if you opposition do take istanbul it will be seen as one of the biggest blows to our president. Ok thank you dorian jones in istanbul. Lets take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world. Ethiopias Prime Minister abi off and said in a televised address that his army chief of staff was shot dead while trying to stop a coup attempt in northern and horror province he was one of the killed by his own bodyguard you see open state media also reports that the im horrid governor and an advisor were killed as part of the attempted coup but democracy and. Crews continue to recover bodies from the rubble of a collapsed building in the cambodian town of see a newcomer. The death toll has climbed to at least 183. 00 chinese nationals and a cambodian have been detained over the collapse which the countrys Prime Minister has blamed on careless construction. Se asian leaders attending the annual summit in the thai capital bangkok have urged selfrestraint in the disputed South China Sea as the summit wraps up member countries have also called for a massive free trade deal with china to offset the effects of a possible u. S. China trade war 7. Irans president Hassan Rouhani has accused the u. S. Of stoking tensions following what he says was a violation of iranian airspace by an american drone it comes as United Nations chief antonio tara warned that its crucial to avoid quote any form of escalation in the gulf with u. S. President donald trump warning of fresh sanctions against iran following a u. S. Cyber strike the brinksmanship carries on a pace of cyber strike against irans Missile Systems was washingtons response launched on thursday to irans downing of a u. S. Spy drone though it reportedly crippled irans military command and control systems the cyber attack did not involve a loss of life. Unlike conventional military strikes which President Trump said he called off on thursday because they would not be proportionate in israel Trumps National security advisor john bolton warned iran against misinterpretations iran nor any other hostile act should mistake u. S. Prudence and discretion for weakness no one is granting them the hunting license in the middle east trump took a different approach trying the carrot instead of the stick. Back were not going to have iran have a Nuclear Weapon and what they agreed to that they are going to have a wealthy country theyre going to be so happy and im going to be their best friend i hope that happens but i hope that happens but it may not. Tensions in the gulf began spiralling 2 weeks ago when oil tankers were attacked while crossing the strait of hormuz a choke point along irans shores that a 3rd of the worlds crude oil passes through the u. S. Blamed iran and with washington due to officially announce fresh sanctions against around on monday its unlikely the standoff will be over anytime soon stay tuned it was a story that captured the worlds attention on june 23rd last year 12 boys from a Youth Soccer Team decided to explore a cave in thailand with their coach a group entered the town the lank a in the northernmost province of chiang rai but shortly after entering heavy rains began to fall floodwaters rose the boys and their coach were trapped early efforts to find them fails the search team grew to hundreds of people including diving experts and rescuers from around the world then after 9 days with no news and 4 kilometers from the caves mouth divers found everyone starving but still alive now came the challenging task of bringing them to safety through a flood. Cave a Daring Mission that cost one rescue diver his life finally after almost 3 weeks after the beginning of their ordeal one by one the boys and their coach were rescued they were greeted as National Heroes right next to the cave now is our correspondent in thailand a shot of the chelsea tilt charlotte whats going on there now huge crowds of people have been gathering hey its inside of the cave they want to check out the place where this until unfolded a year ago today lots of people here also wanting to pay their respects to the tiny diver who tragically lost his life during the rescue hes commemorated in a statue just behind me but it wasnt entirely and this is somebody today it was a rather jovial actually a fun run took place at a bike ride raising funds for a Tourism Development here in the area people hate telling us that many of them still is that these boys would not come out alive so for them it is a moment of celebration of course the events marking this on eventually will take place over the next 17 days the amount of time those boys spent inside the cave tomar the boys will actually be at the cave science that is going to be a buddhist ceremony that will aimed at extending their lives that will also mark it commemorates the diver who lost his life in this rescue when we cast our vines back i think as many of our viewers can that dramatic 2 weeks how are the boys dealing with the trauma they must have gone through during that time never knowing rest whether the rescue would come. Thats right it was of course extremely traumatic for the boys who were trapped in that cave for 17 days they didnt know whether they were going to make it out alive often it was in pitch darkness they had no food but we dont know much about the the welfare of those boys that privacy is fairly strictly protected by oath or if they have they made the rounds every now and then given media interviews we know for example that they appeared on a us chat show we know that theyve met members of footballers from the Manchester United team but not much else really is known about about their wealth and now year on from this rescue operation we do know that a lot more from the divers weve spoken to a number of them theyve told us about their fear in the build up to this rescue they said that they really thought for an extended period that this would be a recovery or recovery of bodies rather than a rescue of these boys one of them spoke to us a short time ago and he spoke of his fear and his exhilaration when the 1st boys were pulled out alive take a listen but i think 2 things rabies is where and on the 2nd of july when john and rick found the boys alive i think that stands out to most people especially with the videos that were shown at the time. I certainly remember the day that some on tragically lost his life and then really for me days you know a drawing on july 10th july when they when all the boys were eventually to not a lawyer. And incredible incredible rescued and i think we can remember all of the worlds attention on that rescue and the feeling of joy as the summer began how however are the ties feeling about it now one year on has it changed things and time and. Well people then people now really view this as a miracle people really didnt think that these boys were going to be pulled out alive as such thailand really does seem to want to remember this on events very as a Success Story for the country really applauding all of those who were involved in that rescue as such this whole region is being developed now its becoming a tourist put forth an unlikely tourist hot spot tourists a gathering here thousands of them by the day in high season to visit this cave and commemorate this really i think its now being made into a netflix film as well so that will only increase the number of people wanting to visit this site and coming here especially to check it out ok charlottes also bill thanks for that more good news then for the people in the region. 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