26.05.2026 07:10
After the "Absolute Nullity" decision in CHP, a striking backstage claim emerged regarding the process in which Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu was reinstated as the general chairman. According to the claim, Ali Babacan, the chairman of DEVA Party, who acted together during the Table of Six process, called Kılıçdaroğlu on the phone to congratulate him. No official statement has yet been made by the parties regarding the claim, which caused a stir in political circles. The development was deemed noteworthy in terms of new balances in the opposition front.
Political circles became active after the Ankara Regional Court of Justice 36th Civil Chamber's 'Absolute Nullity' decision regarding the CHP's 38th Ordinary Congress. Following the decision, a striking claim emerged in the process where Kemal Kılıçdaaroğlu was reinstated as the CHP Chairman.
According to the claim, one of the opposition leaders who acted together with Kılıçdaaroğlu during the Table of Six period called the former CHP leader to congratulate him. It was alleged that the name being discussed in political circles was DEVA Party Chairman Ali Babacan.
ATTENTION TURNED TO THE DEVA PARTY
While the insider information caused a wide public reaction, no official statement has come from the DEVA Party front so far. The Kemal Kılıçdaaroğlu side also made no assessment confirming or denying the claims.
In political circles, it was commented that the claim in question is important for the new administration debates in the CHP and possible new equations in the opposition bloc.
CLAIM OF CONTACT TRAFFIC AFTER THE NULLITY DECISION
Meanwhile, in foreign press and Ankara circles, claims emerged that Kemal Kılıçdaaroğlu might establish contact with different political party leaders following the 'Absolute Nullity' decision. Some reports suggested that Kılıçdaaroğlu could hold meetings with various leaders to provide information about the process.
How the balances within the party will take shape after the developments in the CHP and how relations in the opposition front will be affected remain a matter of curiosity.
THEY HAD CLOSE CONTACT DURING THE TABLE OF SIX PROCESS
Kemal Kılıçdaaroğlu and Ali Babacan had long conducted politics together under the umbrella of the Table of Six during the 2023 election process. The DEVA Party was among the parties that supported Kılıçdaaroğlu's candidacy in the presidential election. The two figures had also come together from time to time in joint programs and political contacts in the subsequent period.