Rival leaders schedule overlapping CHP sessions
Ousted main opposition leader Özgür Özel has sought to address his party’s weekly meeting in parliament set for June 23, as the rival administration moves ahead with parallel party meetings.
The reinstated the Republican People’s Party (CHP) leadership under Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu prepared to convene the party’s Central Executive Board and Party Assembly on the same day, according to media reports.
The internal dispute stems from a court ruling last month that invalidated the CHP’s 2023 convention over alleged irregularities. The decision reinstated Kılıçdaroğlu and his team to leadership positions, effectively removing Özel’s administration from office.
Özel’s supporters have since pushed for an extraordinary vote to restore his mandate. The reinstated leadership has argued that the party should instead proceed with its next scheduled ordinary convention.
