2010 Republican People's Party Ordinary Convention

Republican People's Party leadership election, 2010

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Turnout	99.68% (nominations) 95.76% (election)
Candidate Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu Party CHP Constituency İstanbul Popular vote 1,189 Percentage 100%
The endorsements made by the party chairpersons of the 81 provinces of Turkey
Leader before election Deniz Baykal CHP Elected Leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu CHP

34th Republican People's Party Ordinary Convention
22-23 May 2010
32nd (2008) ← → 34th (2012)
Convention leaders
	Mehmet Cevdet Selvi	Party leader (acting) Genel Başkanvekili
	Engin Altay	Speaker Divan Başkanı
Delegates
Delegates voting		1,197
Invalid/blank votes		8
Registered delegates		1,250
Turnout		95.8%
Elected positions
Office		Elected
Party leader		1
Party Council		80
High Disciplinary Board		15
Conventions of the Republican People's Party

Deniz Baykal
CHP

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu
CHP

The 33rd Republican People's Party Ordinary Convention was held on 22 and 23 May 2010 in order to elect a new leader following the resignation of Deniz Baykal after a sex-tape scandal. The only candidate was former CHP parliamentary group leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, who was both nominated and unanimously elected with a record share of the delegates' votes.

Baykal initially had considered re-running for election due to strong support from the party's central executive committee, but the lack of support from the local party association chairpersons resulted in him withdrawing from the leadership race. While Kılıçdaroğlu received the support of 77 out of the 81 provincial chairpersons, Baykal received the endorsement of the remaining four. A total of 1,250 delegates were registered for election, with Kılıçdaroğlu receiving 1,189 (with 8 invalid votes).

Members elected to the Party Council are as follows, with the number of votes they received shown in brackets.

Members elected to the Party Council through the Science, Culture and Executive Quota are as follows, with the number of votes they received shown in brackets.

A candidate for the leadership needed the signatures of 20% of the registered delegates to officially run for election.

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, parliamentary group leader and CHP Member of Parliament since 2002.

Deniz Baykal, three-time leader of the CHP and former government minister.