CHP's Murat Emir: Parliamentary group meetings are decided by group leadership, not Kılıçdaroğlu

CHP Deputy Murat Emir rejected Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu's directive against convening the TBMM CHP Parliamentary Group General Assembly. In a statement to Cumhuriyet, Emir confirmed that the meeting would be held and emphasized that Kılıçdaroğlu had neither the authority nor the mandate to decide on this matter.

Kılıçdaroğlu had previously issued a written statement declaring, “Unless necessary briefings are provided as per my directive, the TBMM CHP Parliamentary Group General Assembly will not be held.” The statement once again laid bare the deep fissure within the CHP.

Following the appellate court’s provisional reinstatement of Kılıçdaroğlu as party chair, the power struggle between Özgür Özel and Kılıçdaroğlu has now spilled over into the parliamentary group. According to Cumhuriyet, the group leadership is firm in its decision to proceed with the meeting as scheduled.