He had criticized the 'absolute nullity' ruling against CHP: MHP's Feti Yıldız deletes post

The 36th Civil Chamber of the Ankara Regional Court of Justice (BAM) had ruled in the CHP convention case that Özgür Özel and the party administration should be removed from office as a precautionary measure, and that Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu and his administration should take over.

DELETED THE POST

MHP Deputy Chairman Feti Yıldız shortly thereafter removed from his social media account the post he had made regarding the 'absolute nullity' debate concerning the CHP.

In his post, Yıldız had argued that Article 21 of the Law on Political Parties No. 2820 remains in effect and that the provisions of the Civil Code and the Law on Associations cannot be applied to political parties. He had further stated that the jurisdiction of the Civil Courts of First Instance is limited to matters of the general assembly other than elections.

WHAT DOES THE RELEVANT PROVISION OF LAW NO. 2820 SAY?

Paragraph 11 of Article 21 of the Law on Political Parties No. 2820, titled 'Conducting Elections,' stipulates that elections held during the grand congresses of political parties, as well as their provincial and district congresses, and any objections related to these elections, shall be examined and decided upon by election boards.

The paragraph in question states the following:

'If the judge decides to cancel the elections due to irregularities or unlawful practices that would affect the election results, they shall determine a date for the elections to be renewed, which shall be no less than one month and no more than two months, and notify the relevant political party. Only the election is held on the determined day, and the election procedures are carried out in accordance with this article and other provisions stipulated by the law.'

Meanwhile, CHP officials had also stated that a new party congress must be held within 45 days following the 'absolute nullity' ruling.

WHAT HAPPENED?

MHP Deputy Chairman Feti Yıldız had stated in a social media post yesterday that the regulation in Article 121 of the Law on Political Parties should be repealed.

Yıldız had said, "We cannot end the jurisdictional confusion that arises between election boards (election judiciary) and civil courts."

News Source: 12punto