Turkey: Leadership dispute engulfs opposition CHP
Key takeaways
- The top figures in Turkey's main opposition party differ on how to resolve the leadership vacuum after a court annulled its 2023 primary.
- Meanwhile, the CHP's interim leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu said that the party should hold a conference where delegates pick a new leader, saying there was "no alternative" to this course of action.
- Last week, a Turkish court annulled the results of the CHP's 2023 leadership primary vote that elected Ozel as leader.
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The top figures in Turkey's main opposition party differ on how to resolve the leadership vacuum after a court annulled its 2023 primary. One wants the party delegates to pick a leader, the other wants members to vote.
https://p.dw.com/p/5EPii Ozgur Ozel says he has no plans to quit the opposition CHP and is calling for its members to elect a new leader Image: Murat Kocabas/AFPAdvertisement Turkey's ousted opposition leader Ozgur Ozel on Wednesday said he would not be leaving the center-left Republican People's Party (CHP) and called for party members to vote for a new leader.
Meanwhile, the CHP's interim leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu said that the party should hold a conference where delegates pick a new leader, saying there was "no alternative" to this course of action.