Socialist International

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğu has slammed the ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) economic policies on solving Turkey's unemployment problems by saying that the party is "unable to do so."

Turkey's Supreme Election Council (YSK) on May 13 rejected appeals by main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and İyi (Good) Party for annulment of the entire March 31 local elections in Istanbul, including districts of Turkey's biggest metropolis.

The Republican People's Party (CHP) has asked the Supreme Election Board (YSK) to cancel the 2018 presidential and parliamentary elections as well as elections for 39 Istanbul districts.

Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) has vowed to re-win the Istanbul mayoral elections in the June re-run after harshly condemning the election watchdog for cancelling the victory of Ekrem İmamoğlu as the elected mayor of Istanbul. It called all on all "democrats of Turkey to unite to save Turkey's democracy."

The Supreme Election Board (YSK) is expected to conclude its weeks-long inquiry into the Istanbul elections and announce its final verdict on May 6 or May 7 amid growing tension between the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP).

The Republican People's Party (CHP) has called on the Supreme Election Board (YSK) not to bow to pressure from the national government to redo the Istanbul municipal elections.

Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader was attacked on April 21 by a group during the funeral of a Turkish soldier who died along with three other privates on April 19.

Republican People's Party (CHP) will not push for early elections despite its historic wins in mayoral polls in Istanbul and Ankara, the party chairman said.

The local elections are now over and it's time for Turkey to return to its actual problems like the growing economic problems, the leader of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) has said.

Romania's Social Democratic Party (PSD) says the announcement from the leader of the Party of European Socialists (PES) regarding PES freezing relations with PSD does not reflect "the overall position of the PES," adding that it is "looking forward" to finding out what issues worries PES.