Fractured opposition facing tough road ahead in Turkey - by Paul de Bendern
Turkey’s secular opposition parties must stop squabbling and come up with credible policies if they are to have any chance of unseating the Islamist-rooted government in elections set for July. Analysts said a pro-secular rally of 1mn people in the port city of Izmir on Sunday kept up pressure on the ruling AK Party but failed to show the opposition as a strong alternative.
The leaders of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) and the small Democratic Left Party (DSP) let down their supporters by refusing to meet on stage and announce a centre-left alliance, the analysts said.
Much of the attention in July will be on how many opposition parties clear the 10% hurdle to enter parliament.
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