Mayor of CHP Stronghold İZmir Quits Party over Court-Ordered Leadership Change - Stockholm Center for Freedom
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Despite Kılıçdaroğlu's calls for unity, the Özel-İmamoğlu faction, which continues its plan to divide the CHP, has taken action in İzmir. Cemil Tugay, the İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor who resigned from the CHP, announced that Özgür Özel told him, "Well done, they deserve this," and that he will be joining the new party.
Mayor of CHP stronghold İzmir quits party over court-ordered leadership change - Stockholm Center for Freedom
The mayor of the western Turkish province of İzmir, long seen as the main opposition Republican People’s Party’s (CHP) strongest electoral stronghold, resigned from the party on Thursday, saying he could no longer continue his political struggle under a party leadership installed by a court ruling. Cemil Tugay, who heads Turkey’s third-largest city of 4.5 million people, which has been governed by the party without interruption since 1999, said …
Cemil Tugay, the mayor of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality who resigned from the CHP, made new statements. Stating that he supports Özgür Özel, Tugay said, "If a new party is formed, I will join it."
Cemil Tugay, who resigned from the CHP, gave a pointed answer to the question of whether the Free Special Front would be able to join if it formed a new party.
Mayor of CHP stronghold İzmir quits party over court-ordered leadership change - Turkish Minute
The mayor of the western Turkish province of İzmir, long seen as the main opposition Republican People’s Party’s (CHP) strongest electoral stronghold, resigned from the party on Thursday, saying he could no longer continue his political struggle under a party leadership installed by a court ruling.
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