Party organizations choose Özgür Özel: Kılıçdaroğlu's team pushes for high turnout

Significant changes occurred in the CHP chairmanship following a court decision issued on May 21. While the incumbent chairman Özgür Özel and his administration were removed from office, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu was brought back as the CHP chairman. Following this development, Kılıçdaroğlu ensured the evacuation of the party headquarters with police support through a petition he submitted to the Ankara Governorship on May 24. Police teams broke down the door of the provincial building, entered, and took control of the center.

Preparations for the speech Kılıçdaroğlu will deliver in the headquarters garden today at 14:00 began days ago. However, a significant portion of the CHP organizations decided to attend the holiday greeting event that Özgür Özel will hold at the same time at Güvenpark in Kızılay, rather than Kılıçdaroğlu's program. This situation led the Kılıçdaroğlu team to launch an effort to make the turnout appear high.

Kılıçdaroğlu's team organized buses from all over Turkey to create density at the headquarters in Ankara. Upon failing to secure the expected support from the organizations, it was learned that a large number of volunteers and party supporters would be transported to the capital to increase participation.

Kılıçdaroğlu is expected to give messages regarding the future of the party in the speech he will deliver at the headquarters. While the extraordinary process taking place in the CHP has led to polarization within the organizations and debates over a leadership crisis, it was noted that both leaders are holding different programs on the same day and at the same time.

News Source: 12punto