Response to claims that 'Abdullah Gül will be the CHP's candidate': Özgür Özel speaks clearly
While journalist Barış Yarkadaş's claims that 'Abdullah Gül will be the CHP's candidate' continue to remain current, a statement regarding these claims has come from CHP Chairman Özgür Özel.
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Behind-the-scenes claims regarding the presidential candidacy within the CHP have stirred the agenda.
Journalist Barış Yarkadaş stated that if Ekrem İmamoğlu cannot be a candidate due to a possible political ban, the name of Abdullah Gül could come to the agenda. The statement created a debate within the CHP front.
RESPONSE TO THE CLAIMS
Upon journalist Aytunç Erkin asking the subject to CHP Chairman Özgür Özel, a response to the claims came from the party leadership during a tv100 broadcast.
In the response provided, it was stated that Özel said regarding the subject, "I only called Abdullah Gül when his uncle passed away. These rumors that have emerged are a disinformation activity aimed at making the CHP lose the election and at causing the CHP to be debated within its own base."
WHAT HAD HAPPENED?
Yarkadaş had used the expressions, "I did not say 'Abdullah Gül will be the CHP's candidate.' I said that if a political ban comes to İmamoğlu and Gül's name is also discussed among the candidates, no one should be surprised. İmamoğlu's circle sees Gül as one of the names who could secure 50+1."