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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Turkish Opposition Alliance Says it Will Announce Election Candidate on Monday

Türkiye's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu addresses his supporters during a rally to oppose the conviction and political ban of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a popular rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in Istanbul, Türkiye, December 15, 2022. (Reuters)

Türkiye’s six-party opposition alliance said it will announce on Monday its joint candidate to challenge President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the presidential election, little more than two months before the vote is set to be held.

Erdogan indicated on Wednesday that elections will be held on May 14, sticking to his previous plan for the vote with a date just over three months after a devastating earthquake killed more than 45,000 people in Türkiye.

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