Harun Özgür Yıldızlı Rejected the Allegation of Switching to CHP
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NEW Party Kocaeli Deputy and founding member Harun Özgür Yıldızlı rejected the claim made by CHP Group Deputy Chairman Engin Özkoç that he was among the 9 deputies who wanted to switch to CHP and announced that he would remain in NEW Party.
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Why It Matters
NEW Party is known as a party founded by some politicians who left the CHP before. The number of 9 deputies claimed by CHP Group Deputy Chairman Engin Özkoç can be considered as part of a process in which inter-party transitions are on the agenda.
Following the allegations that NEW Party Kocaeli Deputy and founding member Harun Özgür Yıldızlı wanted to switch to CHP, Yıldızlı responded.
According to the allegation made by journalist Tolgahan Erdoğan, CHP Group Deputy Chairman Engin Özkoç called former CHP Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu and said that there were 9 deputies from the NEW Party who wanted to switch to CHP. It was claimed that Harun Özgür Yıldızlı was among the MPs mentioned in the allegation.
“THE CLAIMS DO NOT REFLECT THE TRUTH”
Speaking to Demokrat Kocaeli Newspaper regarding the allegations against him, Yıldızlı flatly rejected the allegations that he would switch to CHP.
Yıldızlı said, "I will stay in the NEW Party. The allegations circulating about me absolutely do not reflect the truth. I am one of the founders of the NEW Party and together with our organization, we will do our best to carry the future of the party to bright days."
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
NEW Allegations within the party may lead to the strengthening of internal party control mechanisms.
Possible · Within weeks
Open Questions
- What is the source of Engin Özkoç's claim?
- It is not known who the other 8 MPs who want to switch to CHP are.
- NEW What is the impact of this situation within the party on party unity?
