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Why will CHP miss Kılıçdaroğlu?
| OpinionThe opposition increasingly opts to contest next year’s municipal elections “individually.” Following in the Good …
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OpinionIs it still possible for Turkish opposition to form any alliances?
By Burhanettin DuranThe Good Party (IP) Chairperson Meral Akşener continues to confront the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu and the “table for six.” Recalling that she “drank the hemlock” for Kılıçdaroğlu’s victory, she recently said that “there is no such thing as the Nation Alliance anymore” and that “the IP and CHP are rivals.”
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OpinionWho can form the opposition alliance in Türkiye?
By Burhanettin DuranThe Good Party (IP) took another step toward contesting next year’s municipal elections without joining any alliance as Kürşad Zorlu, the movement’s spokesperson, announced their decision to field mayoral candidates in all 81 provinces. As such, IP Chairperson Meral Akşener shut the door on a potential alliance with the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) – at least for now.