Turkish opposition parties to sign four-way election alliance on Thursday: NTV

Turkish opposition parties to sign four-way election alliance on Thursday: NTV
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Updated 02 May 2018
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Turkish opposition parties to sign four-way election alliance on Thursday: NTV

Turkish opposition parties to sign four-way election alliance on Thursday: NTV

ISTANBUL: Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) and three other opposition parties will sign an electoral alliance deal on Thursday for snap elections on June 24, NTV and other broadcasters said on Wednesday.
They said the CHP had reached a deal with the fledgling Iyi (Good) Party, the Islamist Saadet Party and the Democrat Party and would sign the deal at 3 p.m. (1200 GMT) on Thursday. President Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling AK Party has established an alliance with the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP).