The source of Özgür Özel's red card statement has emerged: Ali Babacan used the same expressions.

CHP Chairman Özgür Özel's statement about revealing a big surprise by showing a 'red card' continues to be a hot topic on social media. While Özel's statement has become a subject of mockery, the source of the 'showing a red card to the government' surprise has also emerged.

BIG SURPRISE TURNED OUT TO BE STOLEN

Following Özel's statement, footage emerged of DEVA Party Chairman Ali Babacan showing a red card to the government in 2023.

In the footage, on November 23, 2024, Babacan is seen telling his party members from the podium, "Local elections are the time for yellow cards. The next general elections will be in 2028. But when the date of 2028 arrives, what card will we show to the government, friends? Together, we will show a red card to the government." It was observed that the audience collectively pulled out red cards at that moment. With the emergence of the footage, posts were made claiming that Özel's big surprise was stolen.

WHAT DID HE SAY?

CHP Chairman Özgür Özel, in a statement he made this morning, pointed to 15:00 and said, "I will have big surprises." When the clock struck 15:00, Özel, speaking at the Mersin Metropolitan Municipality Mass Opening Ceremony, revealed that his big surprise was to call for a "red card" to the government.