
Özel, who was elected unopposed with the votes of almost all 1202 registered delegates, will be the Chairman for the sixth time in the last three years.
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Özgür Özel was elected Chairman for the first time at the 38th CHP Ordinary Congress on 4-5 November 2023, became Chairman again with the votes of 1,171 delegates at the 21st CHP Extraordinary Congress on 6 April 2025, was elected Chairman once again at the 22nd CHP Extraordinary Congress on 21 September 2025, and was elected Chairman once again on 28-30 November 2025. He was elected as the Chairman for the 4th time with the votes of 1,333 delegates at the 39th CHP Ordinary Congress held between 2016-2016 and was elected as the Chairman of the NEW Party on July 24, 2026.
MEHTAP GÖKDEMİR / ANKARA - NEW Party Chairman Özgür Özel, who entered the congress unopposed with 1202 registered delegates, is expected to be elected by receiving the votes of almost all the delegates. The special is almost breaking the congress record. Özel, who was elected as the Chairman for the first time at the 38th CHP Ordinary Congress held on 4-5 November 2023, became the Chairman again with the votes of 1,171 delegates at the 21st CHP Extraordinary Congress on 6 April 2025. At the 22nd CHP Extraordinary Congress on September 21, 2025, he was elected Chairman once again. He was elected as the Chairman for the 4th time with the votes of 1,333 delegates at the 39th CHP Ordinary Congress held between 28-30 November 2025. Özel, who was elected as the Chairman of the NEW Party on July 24, 2026, will be elected Chairman for the sixth time in the last three years with today's congress.
'We will get through this'
Before the special congress, he met with former MPs who joined the NEW Party yesterday. Özel, representing the former MPs who joined the NEW Party, 94-year-old Prof. Dr. Ziya Gökalp pinned a badge on Mülayim. Özel explained the establishment process of the NEW Party to the former MPs and gave a message of power.
According to the information obtained, Özel said, "We are ahead. I believe we will achieve the difficult. They trip us up, create difficulties, try to prevent us, but we will overcome this." Özel said, "We will come to power. If I do not make the party the ruling party and the first party in the first election, I will go to the congress and resign."
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Özel, if he cannot lead the party to power in the first election or cannot become the first party, he will go to the congress and leave office.
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