İmamoğlu's 'Mansur Yavaş' remarks regarding CHP presidential candidacy: He spoke on the scenario where he cannot run in the election
Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu has made a headline-grabbing statement regarding the CHP's presidential candidate. Responding to a question about 'Mansur Yavaş,' İmamoğlu sent the message, "We both possess the will to fulfill whatever duty the nation assigns us."
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Discussions regarding the presidential candidate within the CHP continue. Ekrem İmamoğlu, one of the names most frequently mentioned for the candidacy, made a notable statement regarding the scenario in which he cannot run in the election.
'MANSUR YAVAŞ' REMARKS FROM EKREM İMAMOĞLU
Ekrem İmamoğlu, who has been removed from his post as Mayor of Istanbul and is currently detained at Marmara (Silivri) Prison, and who has been nominated as the CHP's presidential candidate, conducted an interview with journalist Fatih Altaylı, who is also detained in the same prison.
Altaylı asked İmamoğlu, "If you cannot run in the election, should the candidate be Mansur Yavaş?"
"MAYOR MANSUR IS A VALUABLE ASSET TO TURKEY"
İmamoğlu responded to the question as follows:
“Mayor Mansur has stood tall against conspiracies. We are both responsible to the nation, and we both possess the will to fulfill whatever duty the nation assigns us. My Mayor Mansur is a valuable asset to Turkey.”