CHP seeks to expel Muğla mayor over ties to rival New Party

CHP's Muğla branch is seeking disciplinary action, including possible expulsion, against Metropolitan Mayor Ahmet Aras over undisclosed ties to the rival New Party, founded in July by former CHP leader Özgür Özel. The branch's disciplinary board chief, Aziz Gürsoy, said Aras delegated municipal duties to a New Party council member during a trip to Syria and has cut contact with the local CHP organisation. The case is the latest in a wave of defections and expulsions since a court-ordered leadership change split the party.

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