Primary election on the agenda in CHP: Party members highlight Kılıçdaroğlu-İnce detail
The CHP will determine its presidential candidate through a primary election to be held on March 23. Following Mansur Yavaş's decision not to participate, Ekrem İmamoğlu's candidacy is seen as a certainty. The dynamics within the CHP are a subject of curiosity. Party officials have drawn attention to the system of former Chairman Kılıçdaroğlu and Muharrem İnce. Here are the details...
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While the opposition's calls for early elections continue for the presidential race, the CHP has made a critical decision, announcing that it will hold a primary election on March 23.
CHP Chairman Özgür Özel announced that they will determine their presidential candidate through a vote to be held among party members.
While the names of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu and Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Mansur Yavaş have come to the forefront, claims that Yavaş does not intend to participate in the primary election have occupied the agenda.
According to Gazete Duvar, the candidates who will participate in the CHP's March 23 primary election will be announced on February 21.
Based on current data, only Ekrem İmamoğlu is expected to participate. Unless there is a surprise development, it is anticipated that İmamoğlu will be declared the CHP's presidential candidate at the end of March.
Following İmamoğlu's candidacy, how he will work in harmony with the party and the possibility of a dual-leadership situation with Chairman Özgür Özel have become a subject of curiosity.
CHP officials state that close coordination will be established between the CHP Headquarters and Ekrem İmamoğlu. However, it is stated that the name that will be at the forefront will be İmamoğlu.
REFERENCE TO THE 2018 ELECTIONS
Referring to the 2018 elections, party officials stated that there was no conflict between Muharrem İnce, who undertook the presidential candidacy at that time, and then-Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu. It was recalled that in the 2018 election, Kılıçdaroğlu focused on the parliamentary elections, while the presidential campaign was conducted through İnce.
According to this strategy within the CHP, it was emphasized that Özgür Özel will work more on expanding alliances, while İmamoğlu will take the lead during the presidential candidacy process.