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[[File:Flag of the Republican People's Party (Turkey).svg|alt=|thumb|300x300px|Flag of the CHP]]
'''Republican People's Party''' or ''Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi'' in Turkish is the party of Turkey's founding father Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and has dominated the country's politics since 1922.
== Factions ==
=== Orthodox ===
The Orthodox faction of the CHP believe that Ataturk's vision of the party is already being upheld and the country should stick with the previously established one-party rule.
=== Reformist ===
Lead by Minister of State Turhan Feyzioglu , the Reformist believes that the CHP should roll back its authoritarianism of the last couple of decades. They believe the CHP should the primary centre-right party of Turkey balancing Nationalism with a rule of law based of Kemalist principles.
=== Left ===
Lead by Minister of Labor [[Bülent Ecevit]], The Left faction of CHP believes that in face of multi-party election the CHP needs to evolve. In this faction view the party needs to deal directly with the issue of Farmers and Workers rights to carve out the CHP as the primary Centre-Left party in Turkey.
== Members ==
=== Leadership ===
'''İsmet İnönü''' - President of Turkey and Party Leader
=== Orthodox ===
'''Nihat Erim''' - Minister of Foreign Affairs and leader of the Orthodox Faction
'''Cevdet Sunay''' - Army Chief
=== Reformist ===
'''Turhan Feyzioglu''' - Minister of State and Leader of the Reformist Faction
=== Left ===
'''Bülent Ecevit''' - Minister of Labor and leader of the Left Faction
'''Fahri Korutürk''' - Prime Minister of Turkey
=== Unaligned ===
'''Kasım Gülek''' - Secretary General of the Republican People's Party
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