Özgür Özel Points to IBB's' Butlaners': 'We Can't Afford to Switch to AKP'

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NEW Party Chairman Özgür Özel stated that there is a possibility that the presidency of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality will fall into the hands of the AKP. Pointing to the cooperation of the CHP under the “Absolute Butlan” administration with the ruling party in some municipalities, Özel said: “We cannot afford to let the IBB pass to the AKP for this understanding.”

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News 7 - CHP Spokesperson Sarı will start critical meetings with members of parliament in Istanbul. The 'Choose your side' option will be drawn. This rest can affect the balance in the IBB Assembly. If the sentence in İmamoğlu's stupid case is upheld, the İBB may switch to the AK Party.

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The leader of the NEW Party, Özel, drew attention to examples where some CHP municipal council members acted in concert with the ruling party, issuing a striking warning regarding the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. Describing the events in Etimesgut and Menderes as "caught red-handed," Özel stated that a similar scenario could spread to the IMM. "We cannot say, 'They wouldn't dare let the IMM fall into the hands of the AKP,' given this ment…

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Özgür Özel, the leader of the NEW Party, spoke for the first time about the possibility of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) falling to the AKP. Stating that some council members within the CHP, who are loyal to the ruling party, are acting in concert with the AKP, Özel said that a similar scenario could unfold at the IMM.