Müslim Sarı, spokesman for CHP's butlan administration, met with journalists at his party's headquarters. Firstly, giving information about the structuring process in the party after the ban, Sarı said, "The separation process we have experienced so far will continue from now on. We do not look at the issue as 'We came here once, we made these arrangements'. This is a process that will continue until 2029. The first phase is actually starting now. Organizational renewal and the result of this will take the CHP to two elections, the Party Assembly, the renewal of the parliamentary group, the renewal of the mayors... In other words, the process of personnel change in the CHP is a process that will spread over two or three years." process,” he said.
''BELONGING MUST BE CLEAR''
Stating that the mayors should have a clear stance on whether they will stay in the CHP or switch to the NEW Party, Sarı said, "We had 416 municipalities after the elections. As of today, the remaining municipalities are 121. 7 are metropolitan municipalities, 1 is a provincial municipality. 100 districts, 13 towns. The number of mayors who switched to the AKP is 38. We do not know the exact number of mayors who switched to the NEW Party. In our opinion, it is 173. There are also mayors who stand independently. There are municipal council members." "We had 6 thousand 517 members. Today, 2 thousand 453 members are in the CHP. We expect our friends who continue to do politics within the CHP to behave in accordance with the CHP identity, starting from the autumn, we will call our mayors to meetings to clarify their political affiliation."
KILIÇDAROĞLU WAS MISUNDERSTANDED
Asked about Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu's statement about Ekrem İmamoğlu, "He is not a political prisoner", Sarı said, "I think the sentence about Ekrem Bey was misunderstood. According to our legislation, there are ordinary crimes and political crimes. Both of them are considered crimes. What is meant there is not an action he committed for political purposes, but an action that is a common crime. Common crimes are like taking bribes, etc. That is what he meant. It was misunderstood." Commenting on the statements made by the government that "The election will be in 2028", Sarı said, "We do not accept an election that extends to 2028 as an early election. It is not possible for us to support such a thing." Sarı stated that they could support an early election to be held in April next year. Regarding the discussions regarding President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's candidacy, he commented, "Are we sure that Erdoğan will be a candidate? We will evaluate it when that day comes."
'WE MEET WITH THE NEW PARTY FOR THE ISLANDS ELECTION'
Evaluating the risk of the municipality changing hands in Istanbul, Sarı said that they met and cooperated with Yeni Party's Deputy Chairman of Local Governments, Yaşar Tüzün, to prevent it from changing hands in the Islands as well. However, Stating that the NEW Party followed an attitude denying this cooperation, Sarı said: "If a possible situation arises, we need to stand together without division. Our friends who left us do not act responsibly enough. We managed the whole process in the Islands together with Mr. Yaşar Tüzün. We made decisions together, talked on the phone. We made the decision to postpone the election together. While doing this, saying 'We will not cooperate with Butlan' means sabotaging the process. There is a risk before us regarding IMM. We expect the same responsibility from our friends. Mr. Yaşar Tüzün "When I asked Tüzün about the statement from the NEW Party, he said, 'I will talk and come back,' but he did not return."
'GÜRSEL TEKİN IS AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIRMAN'
Asked about the situation of Gürsel Tekin, who was brought to the Istanbul Provincial Administration by court decision, Sarı answered, "This issue will be discussed in the Central Executive Board. There are various options. Either another friend will be appointed or Gürsel Bey will be appointed until the congress processes. This is at the discretion of the chairman."
