30.05.2026 19:51
Ayhan Sefer Üstün, Vice Chairman of the Future Party, stated that if the CHP's 38th Ordinary Congress is cancelled and the party does not hold a congress until July 26, 2026, it will be unable to participate in elections. Üstün said, "The CHP, which held its last valid congress on July 26, 2020, must immediately hold its extraordinary congress. According to the law, if the CHP does not hold a congress or have one held by July 26, 2026, it will be unable to enter the elections to be held after this date."
Ayhan Sefer Üstün, Vice Chairman of the Future Party, made a remarkable assessment regarding the leadership and congress crisis that began with the 'absolute nullity' decision in the CHP.
Reminding that according to the Political Parties Law, there is an obligation to hold a congress within 3 years, Üstün stated that if the CHP does not hold a congress by July 26, it will not be able to participate in elections.
“THE CHP MUST HOLD A CONGRESS IMMEDIATELY IN ANY CASE, AS THE THREE-YEAR PERIOD HAS ALREADY PASSED”
Üstün, in a post on his social media account titled "The nullity decision; The pit of hell of the judiciary... Crisis, turmoil, chaos... Ultimate goal: division... The risk of the CHP not being able to enter elections," included the following statements:
"1- The Ankara Regional Court of Appeal/Appellate reversed the CHP's 38th Ordinary Congress and decided to return to the conditions of the 37th Congress.
2- The CHP held its 37th Ordinary Congress on July 26, 2020. Article 14 of Law No. 2820 on Political Parties contains the mandatory provision that 'The grand congress shall convene within the periods specified in the party's bylaws. This period cannot be less than two years or more than three years.' When political parties complete their three-year congress periods, their administrations are considered invalid/fallen. In the face of this mandatory provision of the law, since the three-year period has passed in any case since the CHP's 37th Ordinary Congress, there is an obligation to hold a congress immediately. The decision also states verbatim 'to return to the situation before the 38th Ordinary Elective Congress dated November 4-5, 2023.' In this case, the mandatory provisions and periods in the political parties law will also be reverted to. The precautionary measure is not about annulment; it is about reinstating the boards of that period. According to the Political Parties Law, there is an obligation to hold a congress within three years. The CHP, which last held a valid congress on July 26, 2020, must hold its grand congress immediately.
“IF THE CHP DOES NOT HOLD A CONGRESS BY JULY 26, 2026, IT WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN ELECTIONS HELD AFTER THAT DATE”
3- The risk of not being able to enter elections. By the requirement of the law, if the CHP does not hold or have a congress held by July 26, 2026, it will not be able to participate in elections held after that date! A political party that last held a valid congress on July 26, 2020, must hold its first subsequent congress in 2023, and its second congress by July 26, 2026. Otherwise, according to Article 36 of the Political Parties Law, which regulates the 'Eligibility of Political Parties to Participate in Elections,' which states 'Any party that gains eligibility to participate in elections... loses its eligibility if it fails to hold its district, provincial, and grand congresses twice in a row,' the CHP, having failed to hold/have held two consecutive congresses, will lose its eligibility to participate in elections after July 26, 2026, and thus will not be able to participate in any election held after that date. This is the pit of hell of the judiciary... Turmoil, crisis, chaos..."