Will Kılıçdaroğlu run for office again? CHP's Kuşoğlu responds

CHP Deputy Chairman Bülent Kuşoğlu responded to a question regarding whether Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu will be a presidential candidate again in the next election.

Making assessments on the agenda during a broadcast on TİVİ6, Kuşoğlu stated that for a party leader to say "I am stepping down" in politics would make party management difficult. Kuşoğlu noted that such a statement could trigger factionalism within the party, and therefore, he does not expect such a statement from Kılıçdaroğlu at this stage.

Kuşoğlu recalled Kılıçdaroğlu's words while heading to the party congress after the 2023 elections, where he said he would "take the party to a safe harbor" and then "leave it in safe hands." Kuşoğlu expressed his belief that Kılıçdaroğlu still stands by those words.

Regarding whether Kılıçdaroğlu will be a presidential candidate again, Kuşoğlu said, "Mr. Kılıçdaroğlu has been a candidate once, he would not want to be a candidate for the presidency again... Hopefully, there will not be conditions that require him to be a candidate again."

Arguing that the opposition should not have difficulty finding a new candidate, Kuşoğlu said that there are "very valuable people" in Turkey who are capable of serving as president and are well-versed in the problems of the country and the world.