YRP Provincial Chair who won 6 districts resigns! 'Unfortunately, we could not reach the 35 percent vote target'

A resignation shock has hit the Yeniden Refah Party (YRP), which became the third-largest party across Turkey by receiving 6.19 percent of the vote in the March 31 Local Elections.

YRP Konya Provincial Chair Temel Peker, who won the Altınekin, Çumra, Emirgazi, Doğanhisar, Sarayönü, and Yalıhüyük districts, announced that he is resigning from his post because they could not reach the 35 percent vote target in the city.

Making a statement on his social media account, Peker said, "As the Konya Provincial Presidency and organization, I take responsibility for this failure, primarily attributing it to myself, without hiding behind any excuses. As a result of the joint decision we have taken with our executive board, we are presenting our collective resignation to the public."

Peker's statement is as follows;

'As you are aware, I began my duty as Konya Provincial Chair on 01.08.2023 with the approval of our Yeniden Refah Party Chairman Dr. Fatih Erbakan.

When we took office, our number of members in Konya was 5,055. We rapidly organized and urgently appointed Provincial Board members who were well-equipped, competent, and had solid operational mechanisms. As a result of the determined and diligent work of our appointed district chairs and organizations, we increased our number of members in Konya by over 600 percent, bringing it to 32 thousand. In the 2023 General Elections, our Yeniden Refah Party had received 5 percent of the vote in Konya.

In the March 31, 2024 Local Administration elections, we achieved an upward momentum with a vote rate of 23.50 percent, an increase of over 350 percent compared to the previous general election. With this vote rate, we managed to win the mayoralties of 6 of our districts.

Unfortunately, as our executive board, we could not reach the 35 percent vote target we had aimed for. As the Konya Provincial Presidency and organization, I take responsibility for this failure, primarily attributing it to myself, without hiding behind any excuses. As a result of the joint decision we have taken with our executive board, we are presenting our collective resignation to the public.''

News Source: 12punto