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CHP Leader Calls Meeting After Mass Resignations Form New Opposition Party
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CHP Leader Calls Meeting After Mass Resignations Form New Opposition Party

From Cumhuriyet · () Turkish

Translated from Turkish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, who assumed CHP leadership under a 'null and void' decision, convened a meeting after Özgür Özel and 90 MPs resigned.
  • The departing MPs, including Özel, have applied to form a new party, Yeni Parti.
  • Following the resignations, Yeni Parti is set to become the main opposition party with 91 MPs, while the CHP will have 44.

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, who recently took the helm of the Republican People's Party (CHP) following a decision declared 'absolutely null and void,' has called a meeting of the party's Central Executive Board (MYK). This gathering follows the significant resignation of Özgür Özel and 90 other CHP members of parliament.

The departing MPs, led by Özel, have officially submitted their applications to form a new political entity named 'Yeni Parti' (New Party). After submitting their resignations from the CHP, Özel and his colleagues have joined the Founding Board of Yeni Parti. Özel has signed the application for the new party, and the necessary documents have been submitted to the Ministry of Interior.

A meeting will be held with all our MPs at our general headquarters on Sunday, July 26, 2026, at 15:00, under the chairmanship of our Chairman Mr. Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, to evaluate the latest political developments. The full participation of our colleagues is important.

— CHP Party DocumentA message sent from the party to its MPs regarding the upcoming meeting.

According to the new parliamentary distribution, the Justice and Development Party (AKP) remains the largest group with 277 MPs. However, Yeni Parti is poised to become the second-largest political party with its 91 MPs. Other parties represented include DEM Parti with 56 MPs, MHP with 46, CHP with 44, İYİ Parti with 29, and Yeni Yol Partisi with 20 MPs. This shift positions Yeni Parti as the new main opposition party.

Özgür Özel stated after the resignations that by the end of the day, they would have announced Yeni Parti, its Party Council, and its leader. He also declared that the party's group in the Grand National Assembly has been established, effectively making Yeni Parti the main opposition party on the day of its founding.

At the end of the day, we will have announced Yeni Parti, the Party Council of Yeni Parti, the Chairman, and we will have announced that our party's group in the Grand National Assembly has been established, and we will declare that our party is the main opposition party on the day it is founded.

— Özgür ÖzelÖzgür Özel made this statement following the resignations and the formation of the new party.
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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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