Democracy and Progress Party

The Democracy and Progress Party (Turkish: Demokrasi ve Atılım Partisi lit. 'Democracy and Enterprise Party',[8] DEVA)[9] is a Turkish liberal political party founded on 9 March 2020 under the leadership of Ali Babacan. The official abbreviation is "DEVA" according to the party statute (Remedy in Turkish). The party's logo is a silhouette of a sapling inside a water drop. Its Chairman is Ali Babacan.

Democracy and Progress Party

Demokrasi ve Atılım Partisi
AbbreviationDEVA
LeaderAli Babacan
General SecretarySadullah Ergin
FounderAli Babacan
Founded9 March 2020 (2020-03-09)
Split fromJustice and Development Party[1][2]
HeadquartersÇankaya, Ankara
Membership (2020) 0[3]
IdeologyLiberalism[4][5]
Liberal democracy
Pro-Europeanism
Parliamentarianism
Political positionCentre[6] to centre-right[5]
Colors     Blue
     White
SloganBiz hazırız (We are ready)[7]
Grand National Assembly
1 / 600
Metropolitan
municipalities
0 / 30
District
municipalities
0 / 1,351
Provincial councillors
0 / 1,251
Municipal Assemblies
0 / 20,498
Website
devapartisi.org

History
DEVA Party Founders Board

DEVA Party is a political party in Turkey formed by former Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan. At foundation, the party is represented with one seat in the Grand National Assembly, as MP Mustafa Yeneroğlu is one of its founders.[10][11] The founders of the party include MP Mustafa Yeneroğlu, former Minister of Justice Sadullah Ergin, former Balıkesir mayor Ahmet Edip Uğur, former Minister of Science, Industry, and Technology, Nihat Ergün and former Minister of State Selma Aliye Kavaf.[10] Babacan was elected the party chairman unanimously in the first founders' meeting on 10 March 2020.[12] He announced the official logo and agenda of the party on 11 March 2020, at the first conference of the party.

gollark: Please discount all votes sent in until the actual election.
gollark: This is unreasonable, I haven't even posted a manifesto.
gollark: We should NOT have the votes already sent in be counted; the election has not even started.
gollark: That's a good idea.
gollark: Vote me, once I finish this.

References
  1. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/13/turbulence-for-turkey-as-breakaway-parties-make-gains-on-erdogan
  2. "Are snap polls on Ankara's horizon?". Arab News. 16 May 2020.
  3. "Demokrasi ve Atılım Partisi" (in Turkish). Yargıtay Cumhuriyet Başsavcılığı. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  4. "Siyaset Bilimciler DEVA'yı değerlendirdi: Ali Babacan liberal restorasyon vadediyor". Evrensel. 13 March 2020.
  5. "Turkey's Ali Babacan to offer a detailed reform strategy in his new party programme". Ahval. 27 December 2019.
  6. "DEVA'nın şifreleri". Oda TV.
  7. "AKP'nin kurulduğu yerde yeni partisini tanıttı: Korku siyasetinden yorulduk". www.sozcu.com.tr.
  8. "Babacan's new party another headache for Erdoğan". Yetkin Report. 12 March 2020.
  9. "Former deputy PM Babacan applies to launch party - Turkey News". Hürriyet Daily News. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  10. "Ali Babacan'ın partisinin kuruluş dilekçesi, İçişleri Bakanlığı'na sunuldu". www.cumhuriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  11. "Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi Milletvekilleri Dağılımı". www.tbmm.gov.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  12. "DEVA Partisi'ne Ali Babacan oy birliği ile genel başkan seçildi". www.cumhuriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 11 March 2020.
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