Tahir Büyükakın Named People's Alliance Candidate for TBB Deputy Chair Election
Kocaeli mayor will run in the extraordinary assembly on Oct. 15 after the detention of Mersin's mayor triggered a new vote.
KEY POINTS
- TBB extraordinary assembly scheduled for Oct. 15 at 14:30 in Ankara to elect new deputy chair.
- People's Alliance officially nominates Kocaeli Mayor Tahir Büyükakın as candidate.
- Election triggered by detention of Mersin Mayor Vahap Seçer on Oct. 6.
- Assembly seat counts: People's Alliance 361 votes; CHP+Yeni Parti 392; DEM Party 56.
- Outcome may alter TBB's political leadership balance.
The Union of Municipalities of Turkey (TBB) will hold an extraordinary general assembly on Oct. 15 at 14:30 in Ankara's InterContinental Grand Ankara Hotel to elect a new deputy chair. The vote was called after Mersin Metropolitan Mayor Vahap Seçer was detained on Oct. 6, leaving the deputy chair position vacant.
The People's Alliance, comprising the AK Party and MHP, has officially nominated Kocaeli Metropolitan Mayor Tahir Büyükakın as its candidate. Büyükakın confirmed the nomination on social media, pledging to work "shoulder to shoulder" for both Kocaeli and the country within the alliance's unity.
“As the People's Alliance, we will continue to work shoulder to shoulder, producing services for both our Kocaeli and our country in unity and solidarity.”
According to current assembly seat distribution, the AK Party holds 304 seats and the MHP 57, giving the People's Alliance a combined 361 votes. The opposition bloc of CHP and Yeni Parti holds 392 seats, while DEM Party holds 56, making their stance pivotal for the outcome.
The election will not only fill the deputy chair role but could also shift the political balance of the union's leadership. In the previous election, Seçer won the presidency with 446 votes against People's Alliance candidate Fırat Görgel's 311.
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