Socialist International Backs Ousted CHP Leader in Turkey

Socialist International backs ousted CHP leader, urges court-installed Kılıçdaroğlu to call party vote

Socialist International said on Thursday it would continue to recognize Özgür Özel as the legitimate leader of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), rejecting a court decision that removed its elected leadership and reinstated Özel’s predecessor, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu. According to Turkish Minute, the global alliance of socialist, social democratic and labor parties said its Ethics Committee […] The post Socialist International backs ousted CHP leader, urges court-installed K...

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