CHP's parliament speaker candidate Deniz Baykal
ANKARA (DİHA) - Deniz Baykal, the former chair of the Republican People’s Party (CHP), has been announced as the party’s candidate for the parliament speaker position.
The decision on Baykal’s nomination was made during the Central Decision-Making Council (MYK) meeting of the CHP under the leadership of Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu. Baykal, as the oldest member of parliament, chaired the assembly’s oath-taking ceremony and will stand as the acting parliament speaker until a permanent one is elected before July 3.
The deadline to apply for the parliament speaker position is June 27, with the voting process to begin June 30.
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