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3mo ago

Turkey’s CHP Re-Elects Özgür Özel at Extraordinary Congress to Counter Legal Threat

Party leaders say the fresh mandate undercuts a court challenge to his 2023 election.

Özgür Özel
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Bei einem außerordentlichen Parteitag der größten türkischen Oppositionspartei CHP ist Parteichef Özgür Özel im Amt bestätigt worden. In Ankara wurde Özel mit überwältigender Mehrheit wiedergewählt.
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Overview

  • Özel received 835 of 917 delegates’ votes in Ankara, with all valid ballots for him and 82 deemed invalid.
  • The party called the snap congress to shield its leadership from a pending case that could have voided Özel’s earlier election.
  • Özel described the vote as a purely technical legal move intended to neutralize the case against the party’s leadership.
  • Ankara’s case alleges bribery of delegates at the 2023 CHP congress, with the next hearing scheduled for 24 October.
  • CHP officials continue to face arrests and prosecutions, including the March detention and removal of Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, which the party calls political while the government denies interference.