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enIn Turkey, the former mayor spent 1 million lira on snacks
April 9, 2024
For the first time in 78 years, CHP candidate Ferdi Zeirek (pictured on the left) won in Manisa, gaining 57.26% of the vote. Upon taking office, Ferdi Zeirek said that the former administration of the MPR party of Mayor Cengiz Ergun (pictured on the right) made payments in the amount of 416.587.000 liras (almost $13 million) a week before the elections!!!
Regarding the payment points, Zerek said: "For example, the bill for snacks amounted to 1 million lira ($31.198), and for the flag - 1 million 300 thousand lira ($40.557)! I will closely monitor the situation. No one can waste my people's money unnecessarily. No one should have any doubt that I will figure out the situation to the bitter end!"
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