The aggressive measures against the largest opposition party are seen by the opposition as a sign of Erdoğan’s nervousness
Turkey’s main opposition – the Republican People’s Party (CHP) – fears that the country’s authoritarian leader, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, is planning snap elections to sidestep constitutional limits on his power and secure another term as president.
CHP sources told Euractiv that judicial interference in the opposition’s leadership race forms part of Erdoğan’s strategy to trigger elections that would bypass constitutional limits blocking him from a third presidential term.
“It is a huge signal that Erdoğan is going for a snap election,” said senior CHP figures. “He is crippling the main opposition.”
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