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Turkey's opposition to announce presidential candidate in February: party official

Supporters of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) cheer during an election rally of their mayoral candidate Ekrem Imamoglu in Istanbul, Turkey, June 22, 2019. REUTERS/Murad Sezer/File Photo

Turkey's six-party opposition alliance is set to announce in February their presidential candidate to challenge President Tayyip Erdogan's 20-year rule in elections set for May, an opposition party official said on Friday.

Turkey is heading towards one of the most consequential votes in the century-long history of the modern republic and Erdogan signalled on Wednesday that the presidential and parliament elections would be on May 14, a month ahead of schedule.

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