Turkey’s opposition parties have mastered griping about the ruling party’s mismanagement for over a decade, but they remain at a loss about how to become a driving force in the country. They mostly appear as weaklings, instead of strong politicians focused on creating a picture of the country becoming a better place under their governance.
Emine Ulker Tarhan, the deputy chairwoman of the parliamentary group of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), said she had had enough, and announced her resignation Oct. 31. “As I reached the conclusion that the CHP leadership will continue to insist on offering an opposition with ambiguous policies shaped by fatal choices disconnected from our people’s sensitivities, I am resigning from the CHP that I had joined with high expectations as I do not wish to be a further part of wrong and weak policies that are not directed at creating a sense of hope and oriented toward the goal of putting the party into power.”
