At the Socialist International Council meeting, Ahmet Aras was elected as the Coordinator of Local and Regional Governments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Socialist International Council, chaired by Spain\u2019s Prime Minister and Socialist International President Pedro S\u00e1nchez and consisting of 89 full members from 81 countries across six continents, convened in Istanbul hosted by the Republican People\u2019s Party (CHP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the meeting, Pedro S\u00e1nchez announced the establishment of the Socialist International Local and Regional Governments Presidency. Ahmet Aras, President of the Coastal Aegean Municipalities Union and Mayor of Mu\u011fla Metropolitan Municipality, was elected as the Coordinator of Local and Regional Governments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Following CHP Party Leader \u00d6zg\u00fcr \u00d6zel\u2019s appointment as Vice President and CHP Secretary General Selin Sayek B\u00f6ke\u2019s role as Vice President of the Women\u2019s Socialist International, Mu\u011fla Metropolitan Mayor Ahmet Aras was also elected as Coordinator of the Socialist International Local and Regional Governments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mayor Aras: \u201cWe Will Make Our Cities Castles of Equality, Freedom, and Solidarity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mayor Aras, elected as Coordinator of the Socialist International Local and Regional Governments, said: \u201cI sincerely thank the Socialist International and CHP Party Leader Mr. \u00d6zg\u00fcr \u00d6zel for entrusting me with this honorable duty. In a time when authoritarian regimes are on the rise and democracy, human rights, and the rule of law are under threat worldwide, we – as social democratic and socialist local governments – will continue to firmly defend democracy, human rights, justice, and peace. We will stand alongside the will of the people and work shoulder to shoulder to make our cities strongholds of equality, freedom, and solidarity. From here, I call for the immediate release of Istanbul Metropolitan Mayor Mr. Ekrem \u0130mamo\u011flu and express our unwavering solidarity with him. Together, we will strengthen democracy, protect human rights, and build a more just and freer future. Thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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