NEW Party Chairman Özgür Özel participated in the Presidency Preselection of his party in Ankara Provincial Directorate.
Making a statement after casting his vote, NEW Party leader Özel announced his party's road map.
"SO, IT HAPPENS WHEN YOU WANT IT"
"Today, voting is being cast in 3 thousand centers in nearly 900 districts all over Turkey," said Özel and said:
"That's why we worked so hard, we strived so hard. But today, at the point we have reached, we are experiencing an election in which the Chairman is directly determined by the members, starting from the district presidents, continuing with the provincial presidency, and now the Chairman is directly determined by the members. Next to me is our Çankaya District Chairman. All members in 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 Turkey will determine the Chairman. So, when it happens, it happens; So, when you want it, when you believe in it, when you struggle, it happens."
"WE HAVE A PROPAGANDA ARMY OF 250 THOUSAND PEOPLE"
The NEW Party leader also called on the citizens and said:
"We have a propaganda army of 250 thousand people, an election campaign army. Both NEW Parties can join this army, they are already receiving that call. There are also those who are not members and cannot become members. They can also join. 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 left whose door has not been knocked on. There will be no voter whose house has not been visited. There will be no voter whose house has not been visited. If we hear their problems, we will try to solve them to the extent of our power. But essentially, we will explain door to door how we will govern Turkey after the elections."
“THEY SAID, 'WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN THE NEW PARTY?'”
Özel's full statements are as follows:
"Dear friends, welcome to all of you. Good morning to all of you, have a nice Sunday. In the first hours of Sunday, I also cast my vote for the NEW Party's Presidency Primary Election in our Ankara Provincial Headquarters. Deputies and candidates can cast their votes anywhere in Turkey, in accordance with our circular, because today our friends working all over Turkey can cast their votes. I also cast my vote in the ballot box set up in our Provincial Headquarters in Ankara.
When our party was founded, our nation gave its instructions, we all followed it very closely together, we had people in Anatolia and Thrace. "Now establish a new party," he said. Then the questions started, 'When are you establishing the new party?' We were asked these questions for a long time. We never discussed his name. The people on the streets named it. You and everyone who follows politics more closely have rightly asked a legitimate question. 'What are the innovations of the NEW Party? What will be new in the NEW Party?' We defined the most important innovation in the NEW Party as direct democracy. We said, 'We will establish a party where the members will have the say, the decision and the authority.'
This was talked about a lot in the past. It was always talked about the impossibilities of the Political Parties Law. Because it envisages the delegate system. You are holding a congress with delegates. This ensures that the party wages an internal struggle for a long time and that power is constantly transferred and transferred, ultimately remaining in the hands of 1,300 people. Who is the delegate is another matter of debate. How delegates make their decisions is another matter of debate. In fact, over this, they even carried out Turkey's judicial coup against the country's founding party by discussing 'Did the delegate's will happen like that or did it happen like that?' To those who voiced that debate the most, 'Come, forget about the delegate. "We said, 'Let's ask all our members, all our members in Turkey.'"
“SO, IT HAPPENS WHEN YOU WANT IT AND STRUGGLE”
"There has been no progress on that issue, but the founders of the NEW Party, as those who give importance to the members, attach importance to direct democracy, and advocate that the decision should be made by the members and even the whole people as much as possible, made the most important innovation by working hard, fulfilling the requirements of the official congress for a week, but meeting in the primaries beforehand, despite all the impossibilities... Because every meeting, every hall is a cost; halls to be rented for voting.
Today, voting is done in 3 thousand centers in nearly 900 districts all over Turkey. That's why we worked hard and strived hard. But at the point we have reached today, we are experiencing an election where the Chairman is directly determined by the members, starting with the district presidents, continuing with the provincial presidency. I have with me our Çankaya District Mayor. 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 Turkey will determine the Chairman. So, when it happens, it happens; So, when you want it, when you believe in it, when you struggle, it happens.”
“YOU CAN JOIN OUR ELECTION CAMPAIGN ARMY”
“In the next period, we will continue to pursue very important innovations in accordance with the NEW Party's new charter. Their first job is to establish neighborhood councils. With neighborhood assemblies, district assemblies and provincial assemblies, members are not only elected; He will be in a position to speak his mind, make decisions and use his authority during the production, discussion and implementation of politics. It's in the newspapers today too. First of all, 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 Turkey, pay dues for their party every month. In other words, 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. Due to their support, due to their work, due to their occupation. Or those who cannot become members may not want to take part here. That's why we say it once again, we have a propaganda army of 250 thousand people and an election campaign army.
Both NEW Parties can join this army, they are already receiving that call. There are also those who are not members and are unable to become members. They can join too. 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 voters left without knocking on their doors. There will be no voters whose homes have not been visited. There will be no voter left 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 Turkey after the elections.”
“WE ARE DOING POLITICS AT EYE LEVEL”
“As you know, we all set out on a journey together, unfortunately, with great sadness, 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 Turkey 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. “I would like to thank all our managers who took part.”
“THERE IS A REWARD AT THE END OF EVERY STRUGGLE”
“Hopefully, in the next period, we will all 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. The pain and suffering we suffered, the evil we saw, the injustices we suffered, the pressures put on us...
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 leave those who do evil alone with the pain they will experience, if any, on their conscience. But 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. Thank you all. Thank you, thank you.”
