Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu: I will not be a candidate in order to prevent our party from being drawn into internal conflicts.

03.04.2025 21:40

Former CHP Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu announced that he will not be a candidate at the extraordinary congress of his party, which will take place on Sunday, April 6. In his statement, Kılıçdaroğlu listed the reasons for his decision one by one, saying, "The reason for my decision not to run is to prevent our party from being drawn into internal conflicts and to keep the focus from being diverted from the field of struggle."

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CHP's 7th General President Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu made statements regarding the extraordinary congress that his party will hold on Sunday, April 6. Kılıçdaroğlu announced on his social media account that he will not be a candidate at the congress.

HE EXPLAINED HIS REASONS ONE BY ONE

In his statement, Kılıçdaroğlu listed the reasons for not being a candidate one by one, using the following expressions: "I will not be a candidate for the General President at the extraordinary congress that our party will hold this weekend. I thank all my brothers who collected signatures, insisted, and worked for me to be a candidate. The reason for my decision not to be a candidate is not the threats of politicians who say, 'If you become a candidate, they will spit in your face,' because those who steal get spat in the face, and I did not steal.

"I HAVE NOT LEFT ROOM FOR ANY FEAR, INCLUDING DEATH, ON THE PATH I WALK, I DO NOT FEAR"

The reason for my decision not to be a candidate is not the threats of politicians who say, 'If you become a candidate, they will spit in your face,' because those who steal get spat in the face, and I did not steal. The reason for my decision not to be a candidate is not because I am afraid of lynching campaigns organized with the saying, 'If you become a candidate, they will stone you,' because I have not left room for any fear, including death, on the path I walk, I do not fear!

"MY STRUGGLE IS ENTRUSTED TO THE CONSCIENCE OF MY NATION"

The reason for my decision not to be a candidate is not the slanders of media members who are supposedly seen as opposition, soldiers of the established order, and mercenaries of money, who say, 'With what face will you be a candidate!' because the struggle I have given for my country and my party is entrusted to the conscience of my nation. The reason for my decision not to be a candidate is to prevent our party from being dragged into internal conflicts and to not divert attention from the field of struggle to other areas.

"GREETING TO THOSE WHO DARE TO STAND UNDER THE SUN"

May our congress be beneficial for our nation, our country, and our party. We come from a tradition that sees standing under the sun as a duty so that our shadow is there and our nation fears no threat. Greetings to those who dare to stand under the sun…"

Kılıçdaroğlu's post is as follows: