Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has left the door open to the Nationalist Movement Party’s (MHP) proposal of naming “a joint presidential candidate” to stand against Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in the presidential election, scheduled for August, Hürriyet Daily News reports.
“[MHP leader Devlet] Bahçeli will propose a name to us. Why should we oppose it if the person [nominated] is also suitable for us? The same is valid for the name that we would propose as well. We will discuss in a better way after these names have been decided,” CHP leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu is quoted as saying.
