Jailed Imamoglu elected Turkish opposition’s presidential candidate | Politics News

More than 15 million voted for embattled Istanbul mayor amid huge protests over his arrest.

Close to 15 million people voted for jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in a presidential primary organised by Turkiye’s main opposition CHP, municipal officials said.

In a sign of growing national support, the party announced late on Monday that an estimated 1.7 million members were joined by 13 million non-party members in supporting Imamoglu to become its official candidate for the next…