▁of ▁several ▁small ▁left - wing ▁organis ations ▁that ▁aim ed ▁to ▁by pass ▁the ▁ 1 0 % ▁election ▁threshold ▁by ▁field ing ▁candidates ▁as ▁independ ents . ▁Running ▁for ▁election ▁in ▁ İ z mir ' s ▁first ▁elect oral ▁district , ▁he ▁failed ▁to ▁secure ▁enough ▁votes ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁seat ▁in ▁Parliament . ▁He ▁subsequently ▁res umed ▁his ▁role ▁as ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party . ▁ ▁E lection ▁to ▁Parliament ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁general ▁election , ▁T ü zel ▁once ▁again ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party ▁to ▁contest ▁the ▁election ▁as ▁an ▁independent , ▁this ▁time ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁Labour , ▁Dem ocracy ▁and ▁Fre edom ▁B loc . ▁Cont est ing ▁the ▁election ▁in ▁ İ stan bul ' s ▁third ▁elect oral ▁district , ▁he ▁won ▁a ▁seat ▁and ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 5 ▁B loc ▁MP s ▁elected ▁to ▁Parliament . ▁ ▁Pe op les ' ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁T ü zel ▁joined ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁Pe op les ' ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁( H DP ), ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁formed ▁by ▁a ▁coal ition ▁of ▁left - wing ▁political ▁groups ▁that ▁had ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁Pe op les ' ▁Democratic ▁Congress ▁( H DK ). ▁The ▁Labour ▁Party ▁was ▁initially ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁H DP , ▁though ▁later ▁with d rew ▁over ▁disag re ements ▁over ▁the ▁inclusion ▁of ▁Kur d ish ▁national ist ▁parties ▁in ▁the ▁H DP . ▁However