By Ece Toksabay

ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey’s main opposition re-elected Ozgur Ozel as leader on Sunday at an extraordinary congress called in a bid to shield him and other party chiefs from a court ruling next month that could order their ouster.

An Ankara court is set to rule over whether to annul the 2023 congress of the Republican People’s Party (CHP) where Ozel was elected chairman over alleged irregularities, a case government critics say highlights Turkey’s slide towards autocracy under President Tayyip Erdogan.

The ruling, which is being closely watched in financial markets, had been expected earlier in September but was delayed until October 24.

Of 917 votes cast at Sunday’s CHP gathering, 835 were deemed valid and all went to Ozel, the party said.

By securing a fresh mandate fr

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