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CHP deputy reminds 'butlan' administration of bylaws, PM approval requirement
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CHP deputy reminds 'butlan' administration of bylaws, PM approval requirement

From Cumhuriyet · () Turkish

Translated from Turkish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • CHP Deputy Chairman Gül Çiftçi criticized the party's new interim leadership, appointed by court order, for not adhering to party bylaws.
  • Çiftçi stated that the newly announced Central Executive Board (MYK) list requires approval from the Party Council (PM) according to CHP's statutes.
  • She argued that any actions taken by this MYK without PM approval would be considered void, emphasizing the importance of internal party procedures.

Gül Çiftçi, a Deputy Chairman of the Republican People's Party (CHP), has raised objections to the party's newly announced interim leadership, appointed following a court decision. Çiftçi asserted that the list of the Central Executive Board (MYK), announced by the interim administration, must be approved by the Party Council (PM) in accordance with the party's statutes.

The 'butlan' alliance has made the convening of the Party Council urgent and necessary with the MYK list it announced today.

— Gül ÇiftçiCommenting on the announcement of the interim MYK list.

"The 'butlan' alliance has made the convening of the Party Council urgent and necessary with the MYK list it announced today," Çiftçi stated on social media. She pointed out that the court's interim injunction primarily concerns the party's administration and does not invalidate other aspects of the decision, which has not yet been finalized. Therefore, she emphasized, the party's bylaws, as amended on September 6, 2024, and November 28, 2025, remain in effect.

Therefore, any transaction and disposition is null and void.

— Gül ÇiftçiStating the legal implication of the MYK's actions without PM approval.

Çiftçi specifically referenced Article 22/2 of the CHP bylaws, which mandates that "the Secretary General and deputy chairpersons shall take office with the approval of the absolute majority of the Party Council, upon the proposal of the Chairman." She stressed that the position of deputy chairperson responsible for election and legal affairs is also a mandatory component of the MYK under the current bylaws.

The interim injunction given in the unlawful decision of the BAM 36th Law Department concerns the party administration.

— Gül ÇiftçiClarifying the scope of the court's decision.

"Therefore, an MYK formed without the Party Council convening, without obtaining the Party Council's will, and without following the procedures stipulated by the bylaws, and any actions and transactions it undertakes, are considered void," Çiftçi declared. She highlighted that the MYK list announced today must be submitted for approval by the Party Council, adhering to the binding provisions of the CHP bylaws.

Therefore, our bylaws are in effect with the amendments accepted on September 6, 2024, and November 28, 2025.

— Gül ÇiftçiAsserting the validity of current party statutes.
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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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