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Yeni Parti expands as CHP membership collapses

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2026-08-24 14:44 UTC → 2026-09-02 04:29 UTC · added ~~removed~~

Yeni Parti ~~leads polls amid intensifying~~ expands as CHP ~~defections~~ membership collapses

Yeni Parti continues its rapid expansion, targeting party structures in all 81 provinces by August 2026. A wave of defections from the Republican People’s Party (CHP) that began in May has intensified. By early August, Deputy Chairman Yaşar Tüzün reported that 232 mayors had resigned from the ~~CHP, including 109 metropolitan district mayors and 54 provincial district mayors.~~ CHP. This exodus ~~has left 28 provinces without any CHP mayors, including Aydın, Bursa, Manisa, and Samsun. The political split~~ was catalyzed by an Ankara Appeals Court decision that annulled the CHP’s 2023 congress and reinstated former leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu. ~~In response, Özgür Özel and~~ As of September 1, approximately ~~90 lawmakers established~~ 891,078 members have resigned from the CHP since May 21. Yeni ~~Parti. On August 12, detained~~ Parti reported reaching 600,000 members, including 400,000 former CHP members, with a goal of reaching 1 million by its mid-November founding congress. A July 2026 election simulation by Gündemar Araştırma suggests a massive shift, projecting Yeni Parti could secure a single-party majority with 38.58% of the vote and 308 seats, while the CHP could fall below the electoral threshold. Legal proceedings against former Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu ~~resigned from~~ also continue. During a second hearing of the ~~CHP to join~~ Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality corruption trial at Silivri Marmara Closed Prison, Yeni ~~Parti, citing responsibilities toward~~ Parti leader Özgür Özel criticized the ~~nation. İmamoğlu, who faces corruption charges~~ judicial process. Özel argued that the court’s control over the timing and ~~a potential prison sentence~~ length of ~~2,353 years, called on supporters to follow him to~~ the ~~new organization.~~ defense “effectively restricts the right to a fair trial.” Polling data from MetroPOLL, GÜNDEMAR, SONAR, and Ank-Ar ~~indicate~~ previously indicated Yeni Parti has emerged as a leading ~~political~~ entity, often surpassing the ruling AK Parti. ~~For instance, MetroPOLL reported Yeni Parti at 30.3% support compared to AK Parti’s 22.4%.~~ The ~~party has also demonstrated strong financial backing, collecting over 314 million TL through a solidarity campaign in its first 15 days. As the realignment continues, the~~ CHP High Disciplinary Board ~~has postponed decisions regarding nine MPs, including Ali Mahir Başarır, due to technicalities regarding their formal resignation status. The board is~~ was scheduled to reconvene on September ~~18.~~ 18 regarding the status of several MPs.

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