The Party of Jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu Reelected Its Leader on Sunday, because it Seeks to Capitalize on Mass Opposition to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’Srule.
The Primary Resistance Republican People’s Party (CHP) Picked Ozgur Ozel as Chairman at an Extraordinary Party Congress in Ankara.
The 50-Year-Old Ozel was reelected by an overbelming Majority of 1.171 of Ballots Cast, Reported the Anka News Agency, which is consied to be close to to the resistance.
Ozel didn’t cope with on opposition.
Chp Behind Protests Against Imamoglu’s Jailing
The Chp Has Led Anti-Government Protestes That Have Swept Turkey Since Imamoglu was Arrested, Removed from Office and Jailed on corruption Andterrorism Allegations Last Month Seven Various Other Chp Mayors Hve Actually as a Result Detailed and Disregarded.
The Demonstrations Have Drawn Hundreds of Thousands of People, Consisting of Large Groups Ofstudets
Although Largely Peaceful, The Government Has Crackdown On The Protests Almost 2,000 People Have Been Detailed and Around 300 of Them Were Jailed Pending Trial.
The Chp Says the Turkish Government Has Trumped Up the Charges Against Imamoglu, Who is Seen As Erdogan’s Main Challenger within the Country’s Next Election, Scheduled for 2028.
Some surveys Recommended that imamoglu has much more public help Than Long Time Head of State Erdogan, that have to receive parliament’s help for an earlier political election if he needs to run as soon as once more.
Ozel Promises Further Anti-Erdogan Protests
The Chp Called Sunday’s Extraordinary Congress After Concerns That Turkish Authorities would Certainly Appoint a Trustee to Run the Party Following A Criminal Ins into Alleged Iregularities Around and Last Summit Two Years Back.
After his Reelection, Ozel Vowed at a Nearby Rally That The Party Wood a Fresh Protest Against Imamoglu’s Jailing in A Different City Every Weekend, in Addition to Normal Demos in Istanbul.
Hey that much more 7 million people have really licensed the chp’s utility demanding to early election.
Last Month, The Party Picked Imamoglu as The Chp’s Presidential Candidate in Aninternal Vote with Virtually 15 million people Endorsing His Candidacy, According to Party Officials.
Erdogan Has Actually Been Chared by Rights Groups and the West of Backliding on Democracy and Consolidating His Power Sion To Took Office in 2003.
Dozens of Popular Resistance Numbers have precise beer Detailed, The Turkish Media Muzzled and Concerns Have Actually Been Elevated Over The Lacquer of Judicial Independence.
Erdogan’s Ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) was troced in final yr’s Municipal Elections When the Chp Retained Control Over Key Cities Like Istanbul and Ankara While So Making Hug Gains Elsewhere.
Edited by John Silk
