The Party of Jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu Reelected Its Leader on Sunday, as 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 Overwelming Majority of 1.171 of Ballots Cast, Reported the Anka News Agency, which is consied to be near to the resistance.
Ozel did not deal with an 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 have actually as a result detained and disregarded.
The Demonstrations Have Drawn Hundreds of Thousands of People, consisting of Large Groups ofStudents
Although Largely Peaceful, The Government Has Crackdown on theProtests 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 in the Country’s Next Election, Scheduled for 2028.
Some surveys recommended that imamoglu has even more public assistance Than Long time head of state Erdogan, that need to obtain parliament’s assistance for an earlier political election if he wishes to run once again.
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 Investment 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.
He Said that even more 7 million individuals have actually authorized the chp’s application Demanding to Early Election.
Last Month, The Party Picked Imamoglu as The Chp’s Presidential Candidate in anInternal Vote With virtually 15 million individuals Endorsing his Candidacy, According to Party Officials.
Erdogan has actually been charged by Rights Groups and the West of Backsliding on Democracy and Consolidating His Power Since He First Took Office in 2003.
Dozens of popular resistance numbers have actually been detained, 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 Last Year’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
