Democracy game in the New Party: Congress day under the shadow of bribery allegations

In block list elections, delegates either fully accept or completely reject the list of names created by the chairman. In the open list election, names acting independently of or opposed to the chairman can also enter the PM if they receive enough votes.

It is stated that Özel wants block list elections in order not to have his own PM list pierced and to ensure that the elections are concluded faster. 77 of the 150-person PM will be from the parliamentary group.

Taking action for a block list in the elections also mobilized the lobbies. It is claimed that since the establishment of the New Party, Özgür Özel and his team have had complete control over the party, while the İmamoğlu wing has been pushed to the background. In this context, it is claimed that the block list method may have been preferred by the İmamoğlu front, considering that Özel's PM list could be breached.

It will also be carefully monitored whether important staff members such as Burhanettin Bulut, Turan Taşkın Özer, Veli Ağbaba and Özgür Karabat, whose names were involved in corruption and bribery allegations in the IMM and Aziz İhsan Aktaş indictments, will be included in the new PM.

Burhanettin Bulut and Özgür Karabat were accused of taking bribes in the Aziz İhsan Aktaş indictment, and in this context, it was claimed that Burhanettin Bulut was given a bribe of 1 million dollars and Özgür Karabat was given a bribe of 5 million liras. Turan Taşkın Özer, who is close to İmamoğlu, is also among the suspects in the IMM corruption case. Ağbaba, on the other hand, is the target of numerous accusations such as taking bribes from party members in exchange for being a mayoral candidate, establishing a delegate exchange, organizing home-delivered tenders in many provinces, and making fraudulent appointments.