Further Turkish opposition parties back talks with pro-Kurdish HDP

Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu, accompanied by IYI Party leader Meral Aksener, DEVA Party leader Ali Babacan and Felicity Party leader Temel Karamollaoglu, talks to media following a meeting of the opposition alliance in Ankara, Turkey March 6, 2023. REUTERS/Cagla Gurdogan

ANKARA (Reuters) - Two parties in Turkey's main opposition bloc said they would support talks with the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) on backing their challenger to Tayyip Erdogan in elections on May 14, despite concern it would deter nationalist voters.

The Nation Alliance of six opposition parties from widely varied backgrounds named Kemal Kilicdaroglu, leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP), as their candidate this week.