Turkey's main opposition CHP re-elected its leader Ozgur Ozel at an extraordinary congress on Sunday as the party fights off a barrage of what critics say are politically-motivated legal challenges. It seeks to overturn the result of CHP's November 2023 congress, which elected Ozel, on grounds of alleged vote rigging. Ozel's re-election is expected to invalidate the legal grounds for the lawsuit against the party. Under Ozel's leadership, CHP's fortunes have improved significantly, with the party winning a huge victory over Erdogan's AKP in the March 2024 local elections. CHP's Istanbul branch will hold its own extraordinary congress on Wednesday to re-elect its leadership.