38th Republican People's Party Ordinary Convention

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38th Republican People's Party Ordinary Convention

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Candidate Özgür Özel Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu
Constituency Manisa Not a member of parliament
First round 682 (49.93%) 664 (48.61%)
Runoff 812 (59.44%) 536 (39.24%)

Leader before election

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu
CHP

Elected Leader

Özgür Özel
CHP

The 38th Republican People's Party Ordinary Convention (Turkish: 38. CHP Olağan Kurultayı), also called the Democracy and Unity Convention (Turkish: Demokrasi ve Birlik Kurultayı) was held on 4–5 November 2023 in Ankara Arena. During the convention, the leader and congress of the Republican People's Party (CHP), the centre-left main opposition party in Turkey, was elected.

Özgür Özel was elected as the party leader, bringing an end to the 13-year tenure of Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, who first won the position in 2010.[1][2]

Candidates[edit]

Confirmed candidates[edit]

Results[edit]

Candidate 1st Round % 2nd Round %
Özgür Özel 682 49.9 812 59.4
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu 664 48.6 536 39.2
Invalid/blank votes 20 1.5 18 1.3
Total 1,366 100.0 1,366 100.0

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Ozgur Ozel becomes new leader of Türkiye's main opposition CHP party". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
  2. ^ "Main opposition ousts longtime leader, elects Özgür Özel". Hürriyet Daily News. 5 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.