Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu Politician

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu (pronounced [keˈmal kɯɫɯtʃˈdaɾoːɫu]; born 17 December 1948) is a Turkish social democrat politician. He is leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP) and has been Leader of the Main Opposition in Turkey since 2010. He has been a Member of Parliament for İstanbul since 2002.He was nominated by the CHP as candidate for Mayor of Istanbul in the 2009 local elections, in which he gained 36.8% of all votes. He is considered likely to breathe new life into the CHP. Although he increased the votes of his party, he was unsuccessful to win any elections.Kılıçdaroğlu was elected deputy chairman of the Socialist International on August 31, 2012.