Dismissed CHP Yalova Chairman Slams Kılıçdaroğlu: 'Our Reward Was Dismissal!'

Erdem Doğancı, the dismissed CHP Yalova Provincial Chairman, has voiced strong criticism against Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, who he claims was "appointed" to the party leadership. Doğancı, along with other dismissed provincial chairmen, held a press conference to protest their removal.

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We never shied away from the ballot box, nor did we stand against the will of the ballot box.

Doğancı highlighted the significant electoral successes achieved by the Yalova organization under his leadership, including a historic victory in the March 31 local elections that brought the party to the forefront after 47 years. He stated that their reward for this success was dismissal. "We never shied away from the ballot box, nor did we stand against the will of the ballot box," Doğancı asserted, emphasizing their reliance on public will and the support of local mayors and party members.

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Our reward for this victory was to be dismissed.

He characterized the dismissals not as an internal party issue but as a "seizure of will through the judiciary" against the will of the people, delegates, and the streets. "Those who signed these unlawful decisions, those who try to destroy civil politics, and those who act as their subcontractors should know that our struggle will continue to grow until justice prevails in the streets and squares of Yalova and the will of the people reigns again," Doğancı declared.

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What we are facing is not a legal process nor an internal party matter. What is happening is a seizure of will through the judiciary against the will of the people, the will of the delegates, and the will of the streets.

Despite the dismissal, Doğancı affirmed that the Yalova organization stands firm and will continue its struggle. He reiterated support for the elected General Chairman, Sayın Özgür Özel, and the presidential candidate who gathered millions of signatures. "We are people who came to this duty with your support," he told the gathered party members, who he saw standing with him.

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Those who signed these unlawful decisions, those who try to destroy civil politics, and those who act as their subcontractors should know that our struggle will continue to grow until justice prevails in the streets and squares of Yalova and the will of the people reigns again.