38th Republican People's Party Ordinary Convention

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38th Republican People's Party Ordinary Convention
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Candidate Özgür Özel Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu
Constituency Manisa Not a member of parliament
First round 682 (49.93%) 664 (48.61%)
Runoff 812 (59.44%) 536 (39.24%)

Leader before election

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu
CHP

Elected Leader

Özgür Özel
CHP

The 38th Republican People's Party Ordinary Convention (Turkish: 38. CHP Olağan Kurultayı), also called the Democracy and Unity Convention (Turkish: Demokrasi ve Birlik Kurultayı) was held on 4–5 November 2023 in Ankara Arena. During the convention, the leader and congress of the Republican People's Party (CHP), the centre-left main opposition party in Turkey, was elected. Özgür Özel was elected as the party leader, bringing an end to the 13-year tenure of Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, who first won the position in 2010.[1][2]

Candidates

Confirmed candidates

Results

Candidate 1st Round % 2nd Round %
Özgür Özel 682 49.9 812 59.4
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu 664 48.6 536 39.2
Invalid/blank votes 20 1.5 18 1.3
Total 1,366 100.0 1,366 100.0

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Ozgur Ozel becomes new leader of Türkiye's main opposition CHP party". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
  2. "Main opposition ousts longtime leader, elects Özgür Özel". Hürriyet Daily News. 5 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.