First Party
First Party İlk Parti | |
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| President | Süleyman Yağcıoğlu |
| Founded | 23 October 1998 15 March 2015(rebranding) |
| Preceded by | Alternative Party |
| Headquarters | Ankara, Turkey |
| Membership (2022) |  923[1] |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| International affiliation | None |
| Colours | Red Blue |
| Slogan | Aklın Yolu 1 Way of Mind is 1 (sole) |
| Website | |
| https://ilkparti.org.tr/ | |
The First Party (Turkish: İlk Parti) is a political party in Turkey that was formed on 15 March 2015. It is the successor to the Alternative Party, which had opted for a name change in a party congress. The party's leader is and aims to win votes from young, disillusioned and female voters.[2]
The party intends to capitalise on political apathy in Turkey, especially towards the opposition parties whom many voters feel have little chance of winning power.[3] On 13 March, two days before the party officially established itself, the Supreme Electoral Council of Turkey issued a decision that allowed the First Party to participate in the June 2015 general election as the successor to the Alternative Party.[4] The party's delegates suffered a car accident on their way to the Supreme Electoral Council to hand over their party lists, arriving 22 minutes after the deadline. The First Party was unable to contest the election.
The party has no elected Members of Parliament, councillors or mayors and is yet to contest any elections.
References[]
- ^ "İlk Parti" (in Turkish). Court of Cassation. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ http://www.gercekgundem.com/siyaset/111142/ilk-parti-kuruldu
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-03-20. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://www.ysk.gov.tr/cs/groups/public/documents/document/ndq0/mdex/~edisp/yskpwcn1_4444011198.pdf
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