Özel calls breakaway party a ‘doomsday scenario’ in CHP row
Ousted main opposition leader Özgür Özel said on June 11 that forming a breakaway party with his allies is not currently under consideration, calling it a “doomsday scenario” amid escalating internal tensions and court battles.
“We would do what we have to do if we have no other choice, but our primary motivation is not to form a party. Our primary motivation is to reclaim our party, to reclaim our country,” Özel said in televised remarks on private broadcaster Halk TV.
Özel argued that the reinstated the Republican People’s Party (CHP) leadership is disconnected from voters and misreads public sentiment.
The dispute centers on a controversial court ruling that annulled the party’s 2023 convention and restored former leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu and his administration.
