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CHP Re-elects Ozel, Names Imamoglu for Presidency Amid Protests

4/6/2025

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Ozgur Ozel has been re-elected as the chairman of Turkey's main opposition party, CHP, with a resounding 1,171 votes at an extraordinary congress in Ankara. He urged for early elections by November and named the imprisoned Istanbul Mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, as the presidential candidate. His arrest sparked widespread protests, resulting in nearly 2,000 detentions amid a fierce government crackdown.

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Ozgur Ozel has been re-elected as the chairman of Turkey's main opposition party, CHP, with a resounding 1,171 votes at an extraordinary congress in Ankara. He urged for early elections by November and named the imprisoned Istanbul Mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, as the presidential candidate. His arrest sparked widespread protests, resulting in nearly 2,000 detentions amid a fierce government crackdown.