If CHP rebels converge in a bid to remove the 74-year-old form | New Eastern Politics

If CHP rebels converge in a bid to remove the 74-year-old former bureaucrat, they are likely to focus on Imamoglu as his successor.

However, an Imamoglu leadership bid is hampered by a court case that could see him banned from politics should his appeal fail.

There are also threats to Aksener, with Ethem Baykal, one of the Iyi Party’s founders, calling for her to resign. The party is due to hold its national congress at the end of June.

The Nation Alliance’s smaller parties, which will share 38 parliamentary seats between them after running in the election on the CHP’s list, could be targeted by Erdogan.

“The opposition bloc, even in parliament, is an open question,” said Peker.

“The more Erdogan consolidates power and the more he can bring [opposition deputies] into the fold with polarizing issues such as cross-border operations, the harder it is for the opposition to maintain its position and unity as a joint bloc against him.”

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