Rejection of Gürsel Tekin's request for an "Istanbul Provincial Congress"

While the CHP is experiencing hectic days following the cancellation of the Istanbul Congress and the appointment of a trustee, a noteworthy decision came from the Sarıyer District Election Board.

According to a report in the Oksijen newspaper, Gürsel Tekin, through his lawyers, applied to the Sarıyer District Election Board to organize an Istanbul Provincial Congress. The board stated that the headquarters has sole authority to organize the election.

In the evaluation made by the Sarıyer District Election Board, it was stated that the CHP Istanbul Provincial Directorate will not be the interlocutor in the election procedures, and the sole authority is the CHP Headquarters, citing Article 21 of the Political Parties Law No. 2820, Supreme Electoral Council decisions No. 2020/505 and 2017/353, and the CHP Internal Regulation.

The following statements were used as the justification for the decision taken by the Sarıyer District Election Board:

As understood from the Republican People's Party's bylaws and congress regulations, the CHP General Presidency, acting as the central executive board, is the authorized authority for election procedures and operations on behalf of the party regarding the aforementioned extraordinary congress. The CHP General Presidency, acting as the Central Executive Board, is the addressee for all election procedures and correspondence, etc., to be carried out by our Election Board as required by law. The application documents, currently under review by our Presidency pursuant to Law No. 298 on Basic Provisions of Elections and Voter Registers and Articles 10 and 21 of Law No. 2820 on Political Parties, are being submitted to party officials, delegates, and members who may or may not be authorized to act on behalf of the party in the relevant extraordinary elections. Therefore, the request has been definitively rejected.

Source: Newspaper Oxygen