Republican People's Party (CHP) Leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has made statements following the election resulted by Justice and Development Party (AKP) gaining 316 deputies with 49.41 percent, CHP gaining 134 deputies with 25.39 percent, Nationalist Movement Party gaining 41 deputies with 11.93 percent, and Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) gaining 59 deputies with 10.70 percent of the votes.
Kılıçdaroğlu said, "The outcome has further increased CHP's responsibility".
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Kılıçdaroğlu stating that they are aware of this responsibility said, "We wish to have a strong democracy and well functioning rules of a healthy democracy in this country".
Here are some notes from Kılıçdaroğlu's statement:
"Turkey undertook this election under an extraordinary situation. Around 400 people have lost their lives during this process. This has to be thoroughly evaluated. Terror, security of life and property have overshadowed everything else".
"We respect national will"
"We respect the outcome of November 1 as we did in June 7. I don't want any of my citizens to have any worries about that. CHP hasn't received any negative reaction against what it presented before the election. That means the change occurring in CHP is positive and will continue.
"What we have to assess as to the outcome is that two notions, 'power' and 'law' must be meticulously protected".
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"Power's turning into oppression is dangerous"
"The governing ones represent power, public conscience represents law. If power goes above law it turns into oppression in public, which harms our democracy. All governments should watch over supremacy of law".
"Power's turning into oppression is dangerous. Every citizen's security of life and property must be provided. We have always sided with oppressed and will continue to do so, because one of the main means to protect law is to side with oppressed.
"Resign" question
Kılıçdaroğlu later answered the questions of journalists. Kılıçdaroğlu in response to question "Will you resign?" said, "Don't mistake CHP with other parties. Our congress process is still ongoing, whatever the rules necessitate will be performed. Our votes increased but we don't find ourselves successful. Criteria of success is coming to power. Out authorized committees will evaluate it." (HK/TK)
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