Turkey: 91 MPs including ousted CHP leader Özgür Özel resign to form new party; CHP loses main opposition status

Turkey’s main opposition CHP faces a major rupture after 91 MPs, including ousted party leader Özgür Özel, resigned to create a new political party called “Yeni Parti.” The move removes CHP’s position as the official main opposition in parliament, as the lawmakers plan to register and then operate under the new banner. Özel’s break comes after a court ruling earlier this year removed him from the CHP leadership and reinstated Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu as interim leader.