Özgür Özel's reaction to Sözcü TV General Manager regarding DEM Party: 'I disagree with the question'

Güney Öztürk, regarding the CHP's relationship with the DEM Party and the Küentered acontrover sialperiodofthe questionposedbythegeneral manager "Doyou as CHP traditionally Kurdish politics was known to maintain close contact, but during the resolution process DEM's rhetoric and methods created a distance betweenus. What do you think they are doing differently and why do you think differently" when asked with the phrasesOzgür ÖzelOz Özel raised an objection.

CHP Chairman Özgür Özel made a correctionand expressed his reaction "I object to both the initial assessment and the final judgment; I disagree with the question. In the past, you would walk arm in arm with DEM, etc.; there is no such thing, we are different parties. We are different parties...." he sexpressedin his own words.

Özel'sremarks contincontinuedasfollows:

"Perhaps If you are referring tothat, in the localelections, theydecided in their party assemblies on the CityConsensusmodel.they madethe decisionandsomesteps weresignatures were affixed these issues are vieweddidedd and from within they pwhohavenotengaged in politics within the DEM Partyand areappreciatedby the Kurdish political movementAfewnames were placed on municipal council lists, and this was done todrawthe electionintoresolution processesThere...

were alsofigureswho had previously been involved in politicswithin the Manisa alliance. in our lists... In other words, politics issuccess ful to befmade a nd in local elections the bigghigh successi n the public representi ngto find the candidate who will win their approval.We are

differentparties, we are notfighting,nor do wehavethoughtsneither are we the same, we are a political party and have different ways, we are a political party and have different our parties"

Özgür Özel's reaction to Sözcü TV General Manager regarding DEM Party:
I disagree with the questionhttps://t.co/th2KTbGESt pic.twitter.com/ZFMiGNKy5y

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