CHP Deputy Calls for Immediate Congress, Urges Leader Not to Run

Gürsel Erol, a deputy from Elazığ representing the Republican People's Party (CHP), has publicly called for the party to initiate an extraordinary congress. Erol emphasized that the current divisions within the CHP can only be resolved through a decision made by the party's delegates.

"I expressed that the process for an ordinary or extraordinary congress should be started as soon as possible within the framework of legal grounds, and that this division within our party can only be overcome by the will of the congress," Erol stated. He believes that a new leadership mandate is essential for the party's unity and future direction.

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I expressed that the process for an ordinary or extraordinary congress should be started as soon as possible within the framework of legal grounds, and that this division within our party can only be overcome by the will of the congress.

Furthermore, Erol urged the party's current leader, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, to publicly declare that he will not seek re-election at the forthcoming congress. "I also voiced that our Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu should announce to the public that he will not be a candidate in the upcoming ordinary or extraordinary congress," he added. This call reflects internal party tensions and a desire for renewal within the CHP's leadership.

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I also voiced that our Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu should announce to the public that he will not be a candidate in the upcoming ordinary or extraordinary congress.