Turkey's main opposition elects Ozgur Ozel as new leader in run-up to local elections
Sunday, 5 November 2023 Turkey's main opposition party, the Republican People's Party (CHP), has elected Ozgur Ozel as its new leader, ending Kemal Kilicdaroglu's 13-year term. Ozel, a pharmacist and current deputy parliamentary group chairman, received 812 of 1,366 possible votes. The election comes ahead of local elections in March 2023. Ozel's victory is seen as a potential turning point in Turkish politics, and he will lead the CHP into the upcoming local elections, where the party aims to retain control of key municipalities.
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