2016 Republican People's Party leadership election

16–17 January 2016
Turnout97.1%
 
Candidate Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu
Party CHP
Constituency İzmir (II)
Delegate vote 990
Percentage 100.0%

Leader before election

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu
CHP

Elected Leader

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu
CHP

The 35th Republican People's Party Ordinary Convention took place on 16 and 17 January 2016, having originally been scheduled for 2014. The convention date was pushed back from 2014, when it was supposed to be held two years after the previous in 2012, due to the 18th Extraordinary Convention that was held in September 2014. It w held shortly after the CHP's defeat in the November 2015 general election. The party was expected to see challengers to the leadership of Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, however, Kılıçdaroğlu was re-elected with no other candidate challenging him.

In November 2015, Kılıçdaroğlu ruled out any prospect of holding an Extraordinary Convention prior to the scheduled Ordinary Convention despite calls from some CHP MPs, claiming that the preparations for the Ordinary Convention had already begun.[1]

Leadership election

Candidates

Standing

Possible

Declined

Withdrew

Nomination process

Out of the 1,275 delegates taking part in the voting process, a candidate needed 127 signatures to contest the leadership election.[20]

Results

Candidate Votes Percentage
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu990100.0
Invalid/blank votes
248
Total
1,238100.0
Number of delegates/turnout
1,27597.1

References

  1. "Kılıçdaroğlu, kurultay için tarih verdi".
  2. "Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu: Aday olacağım".
  3. "Balbay'dan". 4 November 2015.
  4. "Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu: Aday olacağım".
  5. "Kılıçdaroğlu: Kurultay sonrası hedef değişim".
  6. "Balbay'dan". 4 November 2015.
  7. "CHP'nin yeni genel başkanı kim olacak".
  8. "Selin Sayek Böke aday olacak mı? | Hür Haber". Archived from the original on 2015-11-18. Retrieved 2015-11-17.
  9. "CHP'nin yeni genel başkanı kim olacak".
  10. "Selin Sayek Böke aday olacak mı? | Hür Haber". Archived from the original on 2015-11-18. Retrieved 2015-11-17.
  11. "CHP'nin yeni genel başkanı kim olacak".
  12. "CHP'nin yeni genel başkanı kim olacak".
  13. "Kılıçdaroğlu'na Egeli vekil desteği - POLİTİKA haberleri".
  14. "Muharrem İnce'den 'adaylık' açıklaması". 9 November 2015.
  15. "Oran, Kılıçdaroğlu'na rakip çıktı". 10 November 2015.
  16. "Muharrem İnce cephesinden de "değişim" çıkışı".
  17. "Ve Muharrem İnce kararını verdi".
  18. "Oran, Kılıçdaroğlu'na rakip çıktı". 10 November 2015.
  19. "Umut Oran adaylıktan çekildi!".
  20. "CHP Kurultay'da 'önce Türkiye' diyecek".
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