Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the head of Turkey’s largest opposition party, and his allies are looking to unseat President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who they say has damaged the country’s democracy.
Türkiye’s fractured opposition parties ended months of fractious debate on March 6 and agreed to nominate opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu as their joint candidate against President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in May polls.
it's official: chp leader kemal kılıçdaroğlu @kilicdarogluk is the candidate for the opposition of the 'table of six'. pîroz be! https://t.co/AcMbxYdIqC
— Frederike Geerdink (@fgeerdink) March 6, 2023
İYİ Party leader returning to Table of Six after mayors’ visit
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Akşener’s decision comes after mayors of İstanbul and Ankara visited her to persuade her to return to the six-party alliance.
İmamoğlu and Yavaş have visited the İYİ Party headquarters as the five other opposition leaders are meeting to announce their presidential candidate.
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