Turkey's ousted opposition leader, Ozgur Ozel, on Tuesday announced he would resign from the Republican People's Party, or CHP, and launch a new political party.
"Today, we are on the brink of a sad farewell that has become inevitable and whose time has come. However, we would like to share with the people that we carry the hope of a new beginning," Ozel said to more than 80 CHP lawmakers.
Ozel was removed as head of the CHP by court orderin May, in a ruling that also reinstated former leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu as interim leader.
Ozel and Kilicdaroglu disagreed on how to resolve the leadership issue permanently, leading to a dispute within the CHP.
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