11.02.2025 10:01
Ankara Metropolitan Mayor Mansur Yavaş informed CHP Chairman Özgür Özel that he would not participate in the primary elections during the tripartite summit. While the repercussions of this event continue, it is reported that İmamoğlu left the meeting in anger while Yavaş was speaking.
The critical tripartite summit in Ankara lasted 2.5 hours, hosted by Mansur Yavaş. The agenda was the announced primary election decision. CHP leader Özgür Özel and Istanbul Metropolitan Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu reiterated the decision for a primary election at the summit. They emphasized that the election would take place.
YAVAŞ SAID "I WILL NOT PARTICIPATE"
Yavaş, whose participation in the primary election was a matter of curiosity, personally conveyed his decision to Özel and İmamoğlu during the meeting. He stated that he was not against the primary election but that he would not participate in it.
HE SAID "PRIMARY ELECTION IS NOT THE ONLY CRITERION"
Reiterating his previous statements, Yavaş emphasized that the primary election should not be the sole criterion and that alternative options should also be on the table. Yavaş said, "All of them are our party members, our members, and we certainly respect their decision, but I do not think this is the agenda."
İMAMOĞLU GOT ANGRY
While the echoes of this event, which dropped like a bomb on the political agenda, continue, new details regarding the meeting have also emerged. According to allegations, a cold atmosphere arose during the tripartite meeting when Mansur Yavaş insisted, saying, "My decision in this regard is final," opposing the primary election. It is said that Ekrem İmamoğlu got angry and left at one point. After the tension rose between the two, it was also reported that CHP leader Özel intervened to ease the tense atmosphere...
DRAFT ACCEPTED BY VOTING
On the other hand, the CHP MYK convened under the chairmanship of General President Özgür Özel with the agenda of the primary election. The MYK voted to accept the draft primary election guidelines prepared by the Deputy Chair of Legal and Election Affairs. CHP Leader Özel will announce the date of the primary election, where the party's presidential candidate will be determined, at tomorrow's weekly group meeting.