New Party Lawmakers Walk Out as Erdoğan Opens Parliament Year

Lawmakers of Özgür Özel's New Party walked out on Oct 1 as Erdoğan opened the new legislative year, protesting İmamoğlu's jailing and the court-imposed CHP leadership change. Özel: "We have no time to spend listening to someone who jailed our presidential candidate." Erdoğan appealed for consensus and proposed drafting a new constitution.