38th Republican People's Party Ordinary Convention

38th Republican People's Party Ordinary Convention

4 November 2023

Candidate Özgür Özel Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu Constituency Manisa Not a member of parliament First round 682 (49.93%) 664 (48.61%) Runoff 812 (59.44%) 536 (39.24%)

Leader before election Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu CHP Elected Leader Özgür Özel CHP

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.

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

• Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu - incumbent leader of the CHP[1]
• Özgür Özel - CHP parliamentary group leader[1]

Results

Candidate		1st Round	%	2nd Round	%
	Özgür Özel	682	49.9	812	59.4
	Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu	664	48.6	536	39.2
Invalid/blank votes		20	1.5	18	1.3
Total		1,366	100.0	1,366	100.0

References

1. "Ozgur Ozel becomes new leader of Türkiye's main opposition CHP party". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
2. "Main opposition ousts longtime leader, elects Özgür Özel". Hürriyet Daily News. 5 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.