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Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) will be printed next to each other on the June 7 parliamentary election ballots.

The order of the 31 political parties running in the elections was designated by the drawing of lots by the Supreme Election Board (YSK) on April 3.

Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Süheyl Batum has been removed from the party due to a speech he made after the resignation of former CHP deputy Emine Ülker Tarhan.

CHP Eskişehir deputy Batum was removed from the CHP by the party’s High Discipline Board on Dec. 11, over his speech in late October.

Following her resignation from Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), Emine Ülker Tarhan has founded a new political party.

The move comes two weeks after resigning from the CHP after severely criticizing the party's policies, which she claimed were “detached” from the people and not conducive to it coming to power.

A leading dissident within Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) resigned from her party on Oct. 31, issuing a statement severely criticizing the CHP policies she said were “detached” from people and not helpful for coming to power.