New Party Chairman Özgür Özel, voting in his party's presidential primary election, said, "We have a propaganda and election campaign army of 250 thousand people. Both New Party members can join this army, and there are also those who are not members or cannot become members; they can also join. There will be no voters left without knocking on their doors."
New Party Chairman Özgür Özel participated in the presidential primary election held before his party's 1st Ordinary Congress to be held on 14-15 November. Özel, who came to Ankara Provincial Presidency, cast his vote in the ballot box established here. Within the scope of the primary election in which Özel was the only candidate, approximately 3 thousand ballot boxes were set up in 81 provinces across Türkiye. In the primary election where party members voted, voting started at 09:00.
'WE WORKED HARD, WE EFFORTED HARD'
Making a statement to the press members after casting his vote, Özel stated that votes were cast in 3 thousand centers in nearly 900 districts all around Türkiye today and said, "We worked hard, we tried very hard. But today, at the point we have reached, we are experiencing an election where the chairman is directly determined by the members, starting with the district presidents, continuing with the provincial chairmanship. We have our Çankaya District Chairman next to me.
All members of Çankaya elected him in a competitive election. On one side of me, we have our Ankara Provincial Chairman. In a race with five candidates; In a race with five candidates, two of whom were women, all members in Ankara elected him. "Now all members in Türkiye will determine the chairman," he said.
'WE WILL EXPLAIN DOOR TO DOOR HOW TO MANAGE Türkiye'
Pointing out that they will continue to carry out very important innovations in accordance with the party's new charter in the next period, Özel said, "The first thing is to establish neighborhood assemblies. With neighborhood assemblies, district assemblies and provincial assemblies, members will be in a position to speak, make decisions and use their authority not only in the election but also during the production, discussion and implementation of politics. We are starting with an election propaganda army of 250 thousand people.
Because the members of the New Party said, 'Give your ID, become a member. Not the ones who say 'OK' and are forgotten for years. For example, all of these friends who welcome us here, each of our nearly 800 thousand members in Türkiye, pay dues for their party every month. The people of this country, who have to make ends meet, pay dues from their own pockets and monthly installments from their credit cards, and they keep this party alive.
We have a New Party consisting of people who come when they say 'come', run when they say 'run', and work when they say 'work'. Of course, not all members of the New Party may be suitable for door-to-door propaganda. Those who cannot become members may not want to take part here due to their support, work, occupation, or non-membership. That's why we say it once again from here; We have a propaganda and election campaign army of 250 thousand people.
Both New Party members can join this army; They're already getting that call. There are also those who are not members and are unable to become members; They can also participate. From now on, we will talk in the neighborhoods about how we will solve the problems of this country, and then we will explain it to that neighborhood together. There will be no voter whose door has not been knocked on, whose house has not been visited, who has not been visited.
If we hear your problem, we will try to solve it as much as we can. "But essentially, we will explain door to door how we will govern Türkiye after the elections," he said.
'WE HAVE VERY STRONG STAFF'
Regarding the congress to be held next week, Özel said, "As you know, we all, unfortunately, felt great sadness and set out on a journey after being removed from the party founded by Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk by police force. We left the buildings, facilities and buses behind. And we went down to the street and said, 'Let's walk, friends.'
We all do politics together at eye level. We will look into the eyes of the citizens and explain together how we will solve their problems, how we will get Turkey back on its feet, and how Türkiye will reach a power that will catch up and surpass the developed countries, as was advised on the day it was founded.
We have very strong staff and we continue to grow stronger with new participation. We will hold our official congress in Ankara again on Saturday and Sunday next week. I wholeheartedly embrace all of our members who have devoted their efforts and efforts since the first moment we were established. In the next period, I hope we will run together with great morale and great effort in the last year of perhaps the most difficult race in politics.
Everything will be great when we reach the destination. Everyone should believe this; No one can get away with this much evil. All this suffering, pain and sadness is not in vain. There is a reward at the end of every struggle. There is suffering at the end of every evil. We are walking confidently towards the ballot box to receive that reward for our nation. "We will get to that ballot box, we will win that election, we will make everyone smile," he said.
