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Last Updated:March 24, 2025, 16:32 IST
Turkish opposition party CHP officially nominated jailed Imamoglu to go head-to-head against Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
A digital billboard displays a picture of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu and a slogan: "The nation is standing up for its will", on the day Imamoglu was jailed as part of a corruption investigation, in Istanbul, Turkey. (IMAGE: REUTERS)
Istanbul’s embattled Ekrem Imamoglu was officially nominated as a presidential candidate by the opposition CHP party for the 2028 elections, a party spokesman told AFP on Monday.
The Republican People’s Party (CHP) — the main opposition party and the second largest party in parliament — held a primary election on Sunday, at which the only candidate was Imamoglu, the main political rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Imamoglu has been arrested, interrogated, jailed and stripped of his mayorship in less than a week following a graft and terror probe that the opposition has slammed as a political “coup."
(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed - AFP)Location :Istanbul, Turkey
First Published:March 24, 2025, 16:29 IST
News world Jailed Istanbul Mayor Imamoglu Named Opposition’s 2028 Presidential Candidate
