Ousted Turkish opp leader calls for party congress
Turkey’s ousted main opposition leader has called for a new CHP congress within about 40 days after a court annulled the 2023 party vote. The ruling reinstated former chairman Kemal Kilicdaroglu and intensified a political crisis.
ISTANBUL: The ousted leader of Turkey's main opposition party called on Saturday for a new party congress to be held as soon as possible - in some 40 days - after a court ruling this week unseated its leadership, fuelling a political crisis.
A Turkish appeals court on Thursday annulled the results of a 2023 congress of the Republican People's Party (CHP), at which Ozel was elected, citing unspecified irregularities. In his place, the court reinstated former CHP Chairman Kemal Kilicdaroglu, a divisive figure who lost to President Tayyip Erdogan in elections earlier that year.
"Everyone wants one thing: that the congress be held as soon as possible - within about 40 days," Ozel told reporters.
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