Yeni Party Afyon Primary: Şallı Beats Kayabaşı by 41 Votes
Melih Şallı wins the Yeni Party Afyonkarahisar central district chairmanship primary with 502 votes against incumbent Betül Kayabaşı's 460.
KEY POINTS
- Primary held Sept. 27 for Yeni Party Afyonkarahisar central district chair
- Melih Şallı defeated incumbent Betül Kayabaşı 502 to 460 (42-vote margin)
- 983 of 1,332 eligible members voted across three ballot boxes
- Kayabaşı allies posted identical "find a way or make one" message post-vote
- Provincial chair Hasan Karadeniz urged unity and end to past feuds
Yeni Party held a primary on September 27 for the Afyonkarahisar central district chairmanship. Incumbent Av. Betül Kayabaşı faced challenger Melih Şallı across three ballot boxes. A total of 983 of the 1,332 eligible members cast votes. Unofficial results showed Şallı winning with 502 votes to Kayabaşı's 460, a margin of 42 votes. Both candidates had pledged a clean, democratic contest before the vote. Provincial chair Hasan Karadeniz called for unity, urging members to leave past grievances behind. After the result, Kayabaşı and allies Ahmet Karakuzu and Semih Büyükkasapoğlu posted the identical phrase "We will find a way or make one" on social media, sparking speculation about internal dissent. Şallı responded with a unity message and promised street-level organizing across villages and neighborhoods.
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