Istanbul’s embattled Ekrem Imamoglu was officially nominated as a presidential candidate by the opposition CHP party for the 2028 elections, a party spokesman said 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. France 24’s correspondent in Turkey Jasper Mortimer has the latest.
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