In his speech at the Lüleburgaz Public Meeting, CHP's elected Chairman Özgür Özel said, "Those who try to collapse the people's party, the CHP, should know. You may try to collapse, but you cannot bring this nation to its knees." Özel also gave a message of support to the detained Silivri Mayor Bora Balcıoğlu and the miners who started a hunger strike.