Ankara court overturns results of leadership election won by Republican People’s Party head Ozgur Ozel.
By AFP and Reuters
Published On 22 May 2026
A court in Turkiye has annulled the 2023 leadership election of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) in a sharp escalation against the country’s embattled opposition.
It is the latest in a string of moves targeting the CHP, Turkiye’s oldest political faction that won a huge victory over President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling AK Party in the 2024 local elections and has been rising in the polls.
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The ruling on Thursday overturned the result
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