Main Opposition Calls For Elections During Extraordinary Congress - Turkey

This handout photograph taken and released by the Republican People's Party (CHP) press office on April 6, 2025, shows an empty seat, reserved for arrested Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu during the 21st Extraordinary Congress of CHP, convened under the theme “The Will is the Nation”, held in Ankara, Turkey on April 6, 2025. Ozgur Ozel, leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP) called an extraordinary congress, the move comes amid concerns that the party leadership could be removed through legal action after the arrest of the Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu. The Mayor of Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu, a member of opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and the main challenger in the next presidential election, was jailed on corruption charges, sparking the country's largest wave of demonstrations since the 2013 Gezi Park protests. Ozel called for early elections by November. Handout photo by Alp Eren Kaya/CHP press office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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