38th Republican People's Party Ordinary Convention

The 38th Republican People's Party Ordinary Convention (Turkish: 38. CHP Olağan Kurultayı), also called the Democracy and Unity Convention (Turkish: Demokrasi ve Birlik Kurultayı) was held on 4–5 November 2023 in Ankara Arena. During the convention, the leader and congress of the Republican People's Party (CHP), the centre-left main opposition party in Turkey, was elected.

38th Republican People's Party Ordinary Convention

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CandidateÖzgür ÖzelKemal Kılıçdaroğlu
ConstituencyManisaNot a member of parliament
First round682 (49.93%)664 (48.61%)
Runoff812 (59.44%)536 (39.24%)

Leader before election

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu
CHP

Elected Leader

Özgür Özel
CHP

Özgür Özel was elected as the party leader, bringing an end to the 13-year tenure of Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, who first won the position in 2010.[1][2]

Candidates

Confirmed candidates

Results

Candidate1st Round%2nd Round%
Özgür Özel68249.981259.4
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu66448.653639.2
Invalid/blank votes201.5181.3
Total1,366100.01,366100.0

References