土耳其共和人民党被罢免的领导人厄泽尔于周二宣布计划建立新政党以对阵总统厄尔多安 [1]。这一宣布发生在厄泽尔因法院命令被撤销党魁职位数月之后 [1]。
法院在2024年5月以程序不规则为由推翻了2023年任命厄泽尔为党魁的投票 [1]。新党预期将于本周正式成立，并吸收共和人民党现有135名议员中的大部分 [1]。共和人民党目前在600个议席的议会中占据这一席位数 [1]。
2024年市政选举中，共和人民党对厄尔多安执政党造成重大打击 [1]。伊斯坦布尔市长伊马莫卢自去年3月以来被监禁，面临多项可能导致数十年监禁的刑事案件 [1]。
Ozgur Ozel, the deposed leader of Turkey's Republican People's Party, announced plans Tuesday to establish a new political party to challenge President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. [1] The announcement comes months after a court invalidated Ozel's position as party chairman, striking down a party convention vote that appointed him in 2023 on procedural grounds. [1]
The new party is expected to formally launch this week under the anticipated name "Yeni Parti" (New Party). [1] It is projected to attract the majority of approximately 135 Republican People's Party legislators from the 600-seat parliament. [1]
The move reflects continued political turbulence within Turkey's main opposition. The Republican People's Party dealt a significant blow to Erdogan's ruling party in municipal elections held in 2024. [1] Additionally, Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, another prominent opposition figure, has been imprisoned since March of last year and faces multiple criminal cases that could result in decades of imprisonment. [1]