Murat Bakan resigns from CHP: We will wait for Özel's signal for mayors
Key Points
- CHP İzmir Deputy and Deputy Chairman Murat Bakan announced his resignation from the CHP following Özgür Özel's new party announcement.
- Bakan stated that they did not abandon Atatürk's founding values, but merely separated from the political structure under the occupation of the ruling power.
- He announced that they will wait for the signal from Özgür Özel and his administration for the resignation of mayors and council members.
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Following Özgür Özel's official announcement of the establishment of a new party at his group meeting, CHP İzmir Deputy and Deputy Chairman Murat Bakan announced that he resigned from his party. Bakan stated that they did not abandon the founding values of CHP and Atatürk's principles, emphasizing that they only parted ways with a structure that had been occupied by the ruling power.
Bakan stated that due to the trauma caused by the 14-28 May elections, they first believed that CHP needed to be changed and started a walk in this direction. However, saying that CHP has currently been seized by the judicial tutelage of the ruling power, Bakan stated that they aim to create a broad social opposition that includes everyone who believes in democracy and the supremacy of law.
Regarding the upcoming resignations, he stated that the mayors and council members must wait for the signal of Chairman Özgür Özel's administration for now. Stating that they will be careful in order not to change the parliamentary majorities and to avoid divisions within the groups, Bakan said they will take this step when their chairman gives the signal.
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- Why did Murat Bakan resign?
- Bakan stated that CHP has been seized by the judicial tutelage of the ruling power, and he resigned to join the newly established party in order to keep Atatürk's founding values alive.
- Will CHP mayors also resign?
- Murat Bakan said that they are currently waiting for the signal from Chairman Özgür Özel for the resignation of mayors and council members, adding that they are being careful not to disrupt the parliamentary majorities.
- What will be the main goal of the new party?
- Bakan stated that they aim to create a broad social opposition that includes not only CHP's traditional base but everyone who believes in democracy, the supremacy of law, and fundamental rights.
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