YENİ Party names Barış Gürsoy candidate for Menderes acting mayor
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YENİ Parti named Barış Gürsoy as its candidate for acting mayor of Menderes ahead of the municipal council vote. İzmir provincial chair Çağatay Güç announced the decision after a meeting of the party group. The vote follows the arrest and suspension of Mayor İlkay Çiçek.
Key Facts
- İzmir provincial chair Çağatay Güç announced Barış Gürsoy as the YENİ Parti candidate for Menderes acting mayor after a meeting of the party group.
- In the Menderes municipal council, Cumhur İttifakı holds 13 seats, YENİ Parti holds 10, CHP holds 5, and two former AKP members sit as independents.
- YENİ Parti decided it will support the CHP candidate in the fourth round if that candidate remains in contention, and expects CHP to support Gürsoy if he advances.
- The acting mayor vote follows the arrest and removal from office of Menderes Mayor İlkay Çiçek.
Candidate Selection
YENİ Parti's İzmir provincial group met under provincial chair Çağatay Güç to decide its nominee for the Menderes acting mayor vote. Güç announced that Barış Gürsoy would represent the party in that vote. The meeting took place after Menderes Mayor İlkay Çiçek was arrested and removed from office. The candidate decision was confirmed ahead of the municipal council vote.
Council Arithmetic
Cumhur İttifakı controls 13 seats in the Menderes municipal council, compared with 10 for YENİ Parti and 5 for CHP. Two former AKP members who resigned from the party continue as independents. Güç said YENİ Parti will support the CHP candidate in the fourth round if CHP's candidate is still in contention. He added that YENİ Parti expects CHP to support Gürsoy if he is the one left in the fourth round.
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YENİ Party names Barış Gürsoy candidate for Menderes acting mayor
