01.02.2025 14:10
In response to Kılıçdaroğlu's statement that "the first thing the CHP leadership needs to do today is to immediately put an end to the discussions of 'who will be the president?'," CHP leader Özel said, "The common consensus is now in favor of our candidate being determined. There may be some differing opinions, and we respect those as well."
CHP Chairman Özgür Özel, who answered journalists' questions about current issues in İzmir, also responded to the words of former CHP leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, who said, "The first thing the CHP management needs to do today is to immediately put an end to the discussions of 'who will be the president?'"
KILIÇDAROĞLU: IMMEDIATELY END THE DISCUSSIONS
Kılıçdaroğlu indirectly criticized CHP Chairman Özgür Özel, who stated that they have started to determine the presidential candidates in an interview he gave today. In his statement, Kılıçdaroğlu said, "Keeping the presidential candidacy as if it were our only agenda and problem demotivates the opposition bloc and our party while relieving the government. Starting a competition within the party for the presidential elections today polarizes the parties and ultimately benefits Erdoğan. To put it more clearly, such a process means placing a pin-pulled hand grenade inside the party. What will multiple presidential candidates promise to party members when they say 'choose me' or 'vote for me'? What will they say? The first thing the CHP management needs to do today is to immediately put an end to the discussions of 'who will be the president?'"
A RESPONSE FROM ÖZGÜR ÖZEL
After this statement, all eyes turned to Özgür Özel, who responded to Kılıçdaroğlu with the words, "The common sense is now in favor of our candidate being clear. There may be some differing opinions, and we respect them."