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BIZARRE: Graft case piles pressure on turkey s main opposition | Mind Blowing Facts

The hearing is looking into the result of the November 2023 CHP primary at which Ozgur Ozel defeated long-time leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu, on the left, who are seen here shaking hands after the vote (Credit: AFP)

A court hearing that could upend the leadership of Turkey's main opposition CHP is the latest bid to hobble the party behind a wave of spring protests that shook the government, analysts say.

The hearing, which takes place on Monday at an Ankara court, could render null and void the result of a leadership primary within the Republican People's Party (CHP) in November 2023 on grounds of alleged fraud -- thereby overturning the election of leader Ozgur Ozel.

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