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kemal kılıçdaroğlu

kemal kılıçdaroğlu -lrb- ; born 17 december 1948 -rrb- is a turkish social democrat politician .
he is leader of the republican people 's party -lrb- chp -rrb- and has been leader of the main opposition in turkey since 2010 .
he served as a member of parliament for İstanbul 's second electoral district from 2002 to 2015 and as an mp for İzmir 's second electoral district as of 7 june 2015 .
before entering politics , kılıçdaroğlu was a civil servant and served as the president of the social insurance institution -lrb- ssk -rrb- from 1992 to 1996 and again from 1997 to 1999 .
he was elected to parliament in the 2002 general election and became the chp 's parliamentary group leader .
in the 2009 local elections , he was nominated as the chp candidate for the mayor of İstanbul and lost to the justice and development party -lrb- akp -rrb- with 37 % of the vote .
he was elected deputy chairman of the socialist international on august 31 , 2012 .
after deniz baykal resigned as the party 's leader in 2010 , kılıçdaroğlu announced his candidacy and was unanimously elected unopposed as the leader of the chp .
he was seen as likely to breathe new life into the chp , although his party saw a subsequent increase in its share of the vote , kılıçdaroğlu has failed to win any elections .
