Turkey's election board rejects opposition party's appeal against ruling to oust leader

​Turkey's supreme ​election board on ‌Friday rejected ​an appeal from the main ‌opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), which objects to a ruling to oust its ‌leader that has inflamed a ‌political crisis and rattled markets.

The CHP has appealed to the election board ⁠arguing ​that ⁠it was the sole body to oversee ⁠all elections, including party congresses, and ​that the Ankara court's ruling ⁠to oust its leader on Thursday ⁠was ​unconstitutional.

Supreme election board head Serdar Mutta told reporters ⁠that the board rejected CHP's appeal and ⁠it ⁠had no authority to implement court rulings.