'Establishment' congress from NEW Party: All eyes on Özgür Özel
The only chairman candidate is Özgür Özel; Approximately 1,200 delegates will attend
Quick Look
- The first ordinary congress of the NEW Party is held in Ankara Sports Hall.
- The sole chairman candidate, Özgür Özel, is expected to be elected.
- 1,202 delegates will vote.
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Why It Matters
The first ordinary congress of the NEW Party is held in Ankara. The only candidate for the chairmanship is Özgür Özel. The Founders' Assembly agreed to increase the number of Party Assembly members from 80 to 150 and to establish an Ethics Committee.
All eyes turned to the first ordinary congress of the NEW Party.
At the congress to be held today at Ankara Sports Hall with the participation of approximately 1,200 delegates, the only candidate for chairman is Özgür Özel.
MYK LIST IS CURIOUS
NEW Party will hold its First Ordinary Congress in Ankara today. It is expected that Özgür Özel will include new names in the Central Board of Directors staff after the congress.
HOW MANY VOTES WILL BE USED?
The Chairman election will be held on the first day of the 1st Ordinary Congress of the NEW Party. 1,202 delegates will vote for the election in which the only candidate is Özgür Özel.
Chairman Özel will be accompanied by his wife Didem Özel when entering the congress hall. He will enter the special hall with the song "Our Compass, Nation". The video prepared for the congress will also be shown to the hall.
The message sent by the detained Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu to the congress will also be shown in the hall.
THE HALL HAS BEEN PREPARED
Preparations at Ankara Arena for the first congress of the NEW Party have been completed. The photograph of NEW Party leader Özgür Özel, taken during the march from CHP to the Turkish Grand National Assembly after the "absolute nullity" decision, was hung in the hall.
On the other hand, a photo of the detained mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, Ekrem İmamoğlu, with Özgür Özel was also placed in the hall.
The slogan of the congress, "Türkiye is Renewing", also adorned the hall. It was reported that the slogans chanted at the congress would focus on "Hope and assertion of power".
NUMBER OF PM MEMBERS INCREASED TO 150
Before the congress where the party management will be reshaped, the Founders' Board met for the planned charter changes. At the meeting, it was agreed to increase the number of members of the Party Assembly from 80 to 150, limited to one congress period.
It is envisaged that the Party Assembly will include representatives from different professional groups, unions and well-known names in their fields.
The Board of Founders also decided to establish an Ethics Committee. These changes will be submitted to the approval of the delegates at the First Ordinary Congress.
BLOCK LIST
Although there is a line list rule in the statute, the party management will be determined by the block list application. The Party Assembly of 150 people to be determined at the congress will take to the field immediately after the elections.
BUTLAN CHP WAS NOT INVITED
Approximately 1,200 delegates will attend the congress to be held today at Ankara Sports Hall. Özgür Özel, the only candidate for the chairmanship, is expected to make major changes in the central executive board of the NEW Party after the congress.
It was reported that all political parties except Butlan CHP were invited to the congress.
Open Questions
- Who will be on the Central Board of Directors?
- How will Party Assembly members be determined through the block list application?
- What changes will be made in the party management after the congress?
