Nationalist Movement Party’s Deputy Unseated

Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Kayseri province deputy Yusuf Halaçoğlu is unseated from his position as Group Deputy Chairman.

Vice President of MHP, Semih Yalçın, made a written statement yesterday “MHP Kayseri province deputy Yusuf Halaçoğlu is unseated as required from his position as Group Deputy Chairman.”

“It was considered appropriate. No hard feelings. It is not important for me to be resentful or not,” said Halaçoğlu. 

Halaçoğlu’s position is vacancy now.

What happened? 

It was claimed that if MHP had supported Republican People’s Party during the election of Parliamentary Speaker , people would have pushed them too far by saying they chose an irreligious party to support.

MHP Leader Devlet Bahçeli responded via his twitter account “Everybody can believe in anything in any way he wants. If one cannot master his words, his words captivate him.”

Vice President of MHP Oktay Vural told “We don’t agree with Halaçoğlu. He doesn’t represent the opinions of Nationalist Movement Party.”

Yusuf Halaçoğlu spoke to Hürriyet Daily News:

“I am unseated. It is normal. As I have come, so I will go. They thought it was the best. I am okay with that. No hard feelings. It is not important for me to be resentful or not. I am loyal to my party. I will keep working.” (AS/BD)

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