The imprisoned Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu announced that he will leave the Republican People's Party (CHP) after 17 years and join the newly founded opposition party Yeni Parti, while continuing to fight against the corruption charges against him and preparing for possible further repression from the government. (translated)
Istanbul's imprisoned mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu has announced his switch to the newly founded New Party, which harms the embattled CHP as a prominent defection and highlights the dynamic changes in the Turkish opposition. (translated)
Member of Parliament Özgür Özel has founded the new opposition party Yeni Parti to challenge the AK Party of President Erdogan, but the split from the Republican People’s Party (CHP) could fragment the opposition and strengthen Erdogan's position. (translated)
I’ve known Özgür Özel and his fight for years — through the arrest of İmamoğlu and the ruling that erased his congress’s will. Today, Yeni Parti is born: 91 MPs rebuilding Turkey’s democratic opposition. Not a split — an answer to those who bend justice against the vote. Europe https://t.co/J9DyZLpDXp #YeniParti #DemocraticOpposition #TurkeyPolitics #TR #EU
The Turkish opposition is shaking to its foundations. Former CHP leader Özgür Özel left the party along with 90 MPs and founded the New Party (Yeni Parti), which immediately becomes the strongest opposition faction in parliament with 91 MPs. Özel was removed from the head of CHP after a court annulled. (translated)
De Turkse oppositiepartij CHP is uiteengevallen, met de afgezette partijleider Özgür Özel die een nieuwe partij, waarschijnlijk genaamd Yeni Parti, opricht, terwijl ongeveer 85 van de 135 CHP-parlementariërs hem zullen volgen, wat de kansen van de regerende AKP bij de komende verkiezingen kan verhogen. #CHP #ÖzgürÖzel #YeniParti
