CHP’s Özel, Kılıçdaroğlu stage parallel Eid events in Ankara
Alperen Karaköse - ANKARA
The main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) held rival Eid holiday gatherings in Ankara on May 30, highlighting a prolonged leadership dispute following a court ruling that reinstated former chair Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu and removed Özgür Özel from the party’s top post.
Özel and Kılıçdaroğlu rallied supporters at the parallel events in the capital as both camps traded accusations over the party’s future.
Accompanied by Ankara Mayor Mansur Yavaş, Özel arrived at the CHP’s provincial building in Ankara, where tens of thousands of supporters gathered in nearby Güvenpark.
