33rd Republican People's Party Ordinary Convention

{{Infobox election

| election_name = Republican People's Party leadership election, 2010

| flag_image = Flag of the Republican People's Party (Turkey).svg

| type = convention

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 13th Republican People's Party Extraordinary Convention

| previous_year = 2005

| election_date = 22 May 2010

| next_election = 18th Republican People's Party Extraordinary Convention

| next_year = 2014

| turnout = 99.68% {{small|(nominations)}}
95.76% {{small|(election)}}

| 1blank = Constituency

| 4blank = Popular vote

| 5blank = Percentage

| image1 = Kemal Kilicdaroglu cropped.png

| image1_size = 210x210px

| candidate1 = Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu

| 1data1 = Istanbul

| colour1 = d50000

| party1 = Republican People's Party

| 4data1 = 1,189

| 5data1 = 100%

|map_image = 2010 CHP convention.png

|map_size = 250px

| map_caption = The endorsements made by the party chairpersons of the 81 provinces of Turkey

| title = Leader

| before_election = Deniz Baykal

| before_party = Republican People's Party

| after_election = Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu

| after_party = Republican People's Party

}}

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34th Republican People's Party Ordinary Convention

| subheader1 = {{font color|#d50000|22–23 May 2010}}

| subheader2 = {{succession links|left=32nd (2008)|right=34th (2012)}}

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| header1 = Convention leaders

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| | Mehmet Cevdet Selvi | Party leader (acting)
{{small|Genel Başkanvekili}}

| File:Engin Altay cropped.jpg| Engin Altay| Speaker
{{small|Divan Başkanı}}

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|header3 = Delegates

|label4 = Delegates voting | data4= 1,197

|label5 = Invalid/blank votes |data5= 8

|label6 = Registered delegates |data6= 1,250

|label7 = Turnout |data7 = 95.8%

|header8 = Elected positions

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| Office | Elected

| Party leader | 1

| Party Council | 80

| High Disciplinary Board | 15

}}

| header10 = Conventions of the Republican People's Party

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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.{{cite news |title=CHP'de tarihi kurultay |work=Habertürk |url=http://www.haberturk.com/gundem/haber/516912-chpde-tarihi-kurultay |date=May 22, 2010 |language=Turkish}} 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.{{cite news|author=Habib Güler |title=Baykal announces he will not run as debate heats up over new CHP |work=Today's Zaman |url=http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/news-210780-103-baykal-announces-he-will-not-run-as-debate-heats-up-over-new-chp.html |date=May 21, 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006194002/http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/news-210780-103-baykal-announces-he-will-not-run-as-debate-heats-up-over-new-chp.html |archivedate=2014-10-06 }}

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.{{cite news |title=Kılıçdaroğlu announcement splits Turkish opposition party |work=Hürriyet Daily News |url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=kilicdaroglu-announces-candidacy-for-leader-of-turkish-opposition-2010-05-17 |date=May 17, 2010}} While Kılıçdaroğlu received the support of 77 out of the 81 provincial chairpersons, Baykal received the endorsement of the remaining four.{{cite news |title=Kılıçdaroğlu receives broad support from party base |work=Hürriyet Daily News |url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=heavy-support-from-provincial-chairpersons-for-kilicdaroglu-2010-05-18 |date=May 18, 2010}} A total of 1,250 delegates were registered for election, with Kılıçdaroğlu receiving 1,189 (with 8 invalid votes).{{cite news|title=CHP delegates convene to elect new leader |work=Today's Zaman |url=http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/news-210877-103-chp-delegates-convene-to-elect-new-leader.html |date=May 22, 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029203043/http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/news-210877-103-chp-delegates-convene-to-elect-new-leader.html |archivedate=2013-10-29 }}{{cite news |author=İzgi Güngör |title=Kılıçdaroğlu wins CHP leadership, challenges Turkish PM 'Mr. Recep' |work=Hürriyet Daily News |url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=kilicdaroglu-challenges-mr.-recep-after-winning-chp-leadership-2010-05-22 |date=May 22, 2010}}{{cite news |title=Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu new leader of opposition Party CHP |work=National Turk |url=http://www.nationalturk.com/en/kemal-kilicdaroglu-new-leader-of-opposition-party-chp-3573257267 |date=May 22, 2010}}