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Lack of compromise may lead to resignations in CHP
“If the rift has been carried to the Party Council, there might be problems. Tekin would leave his position in İstanbul only if he becomes a deputy chairman. He wouldn’t accept being a MYK or Party Council member, even to be a deputy secretary-general,” he said. “If there is no compromise, Tekin will resign from the Party Council and continue with his position in İstanbul,” he added.
Kılıçdaroğlu is supposed to select four deputy presidents, four deputy secretary-generals and eight members for the MYK. Without compromise regarding the new names, sources say that Sav could surround Kılıçdaroğlu with people who are close to him.
None of Baykal’s close supporters, including Yılmaz Ateş, Onur Öymen, Mehmet Sevigen, Nur Serter, Cevdet Selvi, Mustafa Özyürek, Algan Hacaloğlu and Sayan were included in Kılıçdaroğlu’s party administration. Only Sav and Faik Öztrak remained in the MYK.
On the other hand, Süheyl Batum and Haluk Koç, known for their opposition to Baykal, were elected to the new administration. Sencer Ayata, an academic well liked by the public, was also included in the new administration. Mesut Değer, a southeastern deputy, was included in an attempt to send a positive message to the Southeast. İsmet İnönü’s granddaughter Gülsen Bilgehan was also included. Other new faces include Oya Araslı and academic and economist Oğuz Oyan as well as Nihat Matkap, Hurşit Güneş, Nuran Yıldız and Melda Onur.
Some Baykal supporters said the new Party Council was not a unifying but a separating list, but Tekin said there will not be fights in the party.
On top of that debate, there is also uneasiness about selection of some people -- such as Batum -- to the Party Council because they were not CHP members. One source said that since Batum is a jurist, he should resign out of his respect for the law. The same source said that such memberships are not “legal” and the Supreme Court of Appeals chief prosecutor would express an opinion on the matter during the process.
Meanwhile, former CHP Deputy Chairman Öymen said that unless a new party program is introduced soon, the CHP’s 2008 program would be binding. He added that he did not become a member of the Party Council in order to give the new administration a chance to work with new people.
“In the new era, priority will be given to the issues of poverty, corruption and unemployment. But we should remember that we have a 2008 party program which is binding for Kılıçdaroğlu, too. There is also a foreign policy line in that program. All party members are in a position to defend it unless a new council decides on a new party program,” Öymen said.
He added that Kılıçdaroğlu had contributed to the 2008 program, which did not include lowering the 10 percent election threshold. Öymen said this is the only difference between Kılıçdaroğlu’s statements and the present CHP program.
“Kılıçdaroğlu’s words have continuity with what the CHP has been saying so far. It is not true to conclude that he will not attach importance to Turkey’s foreign policies just because he did not talk about them extensively. In the CHP’s program, there are detailed policy approaches not only in regards to foreign policy but also the economy, security, corruption and social democracy,” Öymen also said.
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