The former chair of Turkey's main opposition party, Özgür Özel, has formed his own party to challenge current president Erdoğan in upcoming elections.
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Özel and 90 other legislators formally resigned from the Republican People’s Party, or CHP, after a number of issues.
Hundreds of CHP officials and members were jailed after the party won against Erdoğan's AK Party in local elections for the first time in 2024. And a court of appeal annulled a 2023 party congress vote that appointed Özel as CHP chair, citing irregularities.
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