The presence of 15,000 people at the founding meeting testified to the new party's ability to reach beyond the traditional left, to the formerly organised and unorganised militants, and beyond. At first, the internal problems of the various currents, and the delicate relations between them seemed to be the major obstacles facing the new party. There was a common consciousness of the need to go beyond the sectarian cleavage of the past, to regroup socialist forces, and to make up for lost time. They embraced pluralism and democracy. Kurtulus, which has the same roots as Dev-Yol, had evolved away from its traditional line, but still opted unambiguously for the ODP regroupment project.
Independents are a key sector of the party.
One quarter of the party leadership comes from this sector. Each current has brought something essential to the new party. They continue their own life, but within a common framework. So far, there is no tendency towards a decline in these currents, and a recomposition of the post-70s groups. But the ODP is clearly much more than a federation of the old far left.