CHP Party Spokesperson Faik Öztrak's Press Conference at CHP HQ - by 17.30, 28 May 2023

Dear Members of the Press and fellow citizens, I want to thank everyone who participated in the recent presidential election. The second round of voting has been completed, and we are now in the critical stage of protecting the will of our nation.

Our current and former MPs, PM and YDK members, organizations, local administrators, polling station attendants, observers, and other public officials have worked tirelessly to ensure the election is fair and just. We have also established a data system at our Headquarters to follow the results of the polls.

To the polling station attendants and observers, I urge you to fulfil your duties with the utmost responsibility. Your role is to monitor and prevent all irregularities, ensure that the wet-signed minutes reach the electoral commissions safely, keep track of the consolidation minutes, and deliver the minutes with wet signatures to our Headquarters quickly. You must only leave your post once all these procedures are completed. I want to remind everyone that we will protect the will of our nation to the end, and we will win.

We have seen in the past how the first results announced by the official state agency can be manipulated and changed quickly, so we urge everyone to wait for our announcement at 19:00 and to guard the ballot boxes until then. We warn that no one should create a fait accompli until the results are finalized. We have united as a nation, and today we will win together. Democracy will prevail, and the welfare of our citizens will be our top priority.

Let us bring spring back to this country in the Second Century of the Republic. Thank you for your attention.