New Party: Why Turkiye’s opposition suffered a split and what that means
- EXPLAINERFormer CHP chair Ozgur Ozel and other MPs form New Party, creating new political challenge for Erdogan’s AK Party.
- Turkish opposition leader Ozgur Ozel last week announced the formation of a new political party following his ousting from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP).
- Along with 90 other breakaway CHP lawmakers, Ozel launched the New Party, saying the new political project marked “the hope of a new beginning” in efforts to depose longtime President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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- EXPLAINERFormer CHP chair Ozgur Ozel and other MPs form New Party, creating new political challenge for Erdogan’s AK Party.
- Turkish opposition leader Ozgur Ozel last week announced the formation of a new political party following his ousting from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP).
- Along with 90 other breakaway CHP lawmakers, Ozel launched the New Party, saying the new political project marked “the hope of a new beginning” in efforts to depose longtime President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Sources: Al Jazeera