Turkish opposition leader Ozgur Ozel and 90 other breakaway lawmakers launched a new political party on Friday, seeking to regroup to challenge President Tayyip Erdogan after their former party faced an unprecedented legal crackdown.

Around 90 lawmakers from Türkiye’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) are expected to join a new movement led by ousted leader Özgür Özel following a controversial…

The new party could surpass the ruling AKP in polls, but opposition divisions may give Erdogan a path to victory