Jailed Istanbul Mayor Imamoglu Joins New Opposition Party Amid Political Turmoil
Imamoglu said the breakaway party will unite opposition voters and challenge President Tayyip Erdogan as hundreds of CHP officials remain jailed, critics say.
- Jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu announced he is joining the newly formed New Party, following a court-ordered removal of leadership from his former Republican People's Party .
- Last month, opposition leader Ozgur Ozel and 90 lawmakers launched the New Party after a court ousted Ozel as CHP chairman and reinstated divisive former leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu.
- Resigning his 17-year membership, Imamoglu declared, "Today, we are opening a NEW path to build a stronger, more democratic and more hopeful future for Turkey."
- The New Party, already the second-largest in parliament, expects to attract most CHP voters and poses a new challenge for President Tayyip Erdogan.
- Opposition splintering could boost Erdogan's prospects of extending his 23-year reign in the NATO-member country before the next elections scheduled for 2028.
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Ekrem İmamoğlu, the imprisoned Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor who resigned from the CHP, became the first member of the New Party in Istanbul after its membership system opened.
The imprisoned former mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu, has joined the new largest opposition party in Turkey.
Ekrem İmamoğlu leaves the CHP after 17 years and changes from pre-trial detention to the new Yeni Parti. The opposition power is already the second strongest party in parliament, but it already expects further repression.
The "New Party" has gained prominent support from the imprisoned Istanbul mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu. It had split off from the Kemalist CHP.
Ekrem Imamoglu, the imprisoned mayor of Istanbul, resigns from the Republican People's Party (CHP) after 17 years.
“Today we are opening a new path to build a stronger, more democratic and more hopeful future for Turkey,” said Ekrem Imamoglu, referring to the “New Party.” The post Turkey: Jailed Imamoglu joins Özel’s new opposition party amid political turmoil appeared first on in.gr.
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