The heavy price of the split: CHP has no MPs left in 26 provinces

The parliamentary arithmetic has changed following the formation of the YENİ Party by Özgür Özel and 90 deputies within the CHP. The CHP has lost its position as the main opposition party, falling to the 5th largest party in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) with 44 deputies.

CHP HAS NO MPS LEFT IN 26 PROVINCES

Following the departures, the CHP no longer has any deputies in 26 cities, including Istanbul, Ankara, and İzmir. The number of provinces where the CHP has parliamentary representation has fallen to 29.

HOW DID THE SEAT COUNT CHANGE?

The CHP had secured 169 seats in the May 14 General Elections with 25.5 percent of the vote. However, 30 deputies who were elected from the CHP lists due to the 'Table of Six' alliance later joined the Felicity Party (Saadet Partisi), Future Party (Gelecek Partisi), and DEVA Party, and the party began the 28th Legislative Term with 139 deputies.

During this period, 10 deputies joined the CHP from the İYİ Party and the DEVA Party. Following the resignation of deputies who were elected as mayors in the local elections and other resignations, it was recorded that the CHP had 138 deputies as of May 21.

After the absolute nullity decision issued on May 21, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu was appointed as the CHP Chairman; during this process, 3 deputies resigned from the party and 9 deputies were referred to the disciplinary board with a request for expulsion.

With the formation of the YENİ Party by the removed elected CHP Chairman Özgür Özel and his 90 deputies, and a total of 91 people leaving the CHP, the party's seat count dropped to 44.

REPRESENTATION REMAINS IN 29 PROVINCES

According to the report by Nefes, the cities where the CHP still has deputies are as follows:

Amasya (1 deputy), Ardahan (1 deputy), Artvin (1 deputy), Bilecik (1 deputy), Burdur (1 deputy), Çanakkale (2 deputies), Çorum (1 deputy), Diyarbakır (1 deputy), Düzce (1 deputy), Erzincan (1 deputy), Giresun (1 deputy), Isparta (1 deputy), Karaman (1 deputy), Kayseri (1 deputy), Kırşehir (1 deputy), Kocaeli (1 deputy), Malatya (1 deputy), Osmaniye (1 deputy), Rize (1 deputy), Sakarya (1 deputy), Samsun (1 deputy), Sinop (1 deputy), Sivas (1 deputy), Şanlıurfa (1 deputy), Trabzon (1 deputy), Zonguldak (2 deputies)

News Source: 12punto