YSK says it lacks authority to review CHP convention ruling
Türkiye’s top election authority has released its reasoning for rejecting an appeal by the Republican People’s Party (CHP) against a court ruling that declared the main opposition party’s 38th ordinary convention “absolutely null.”
The Supreme Election Council (YSK) said it lacked the authority under election law to review the decision issued by a regional appeals court and stressed that the proper appellate body for such rulings is the Court of Appeals.
The rejection of the CHP’s appeal was announced on May 22. At the time, YSK chief Serdar Mutta said the board’s detailed reasoning would be disclosed later.
In its written justification, the YSK said its oversight powers regarding elections held at party conventions are limited primarily to election-day procedures and post-election processes. It added that disputes concerning party congresses generally fall under private law rather than election law.
