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Erdogan's Loyalist Elected as Turkey’s Ruling Party Leader
Erdogan's Loyalist Elected as Turkey’s Ruling Party Leader
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Turkish Transport Minister and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s loyalist, Binali Yildirim, was elected new chair of the ruling Justice and Development Party... 22.05.2016, Sputnik International
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Erdogan's Loyalist Elected as Turkey’s Ruling Party Leader
13:32 GMT 22.05.2016 (Updated: 13:33 GMT 22.05.2016) Turkish Transport Minister and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s loyalist, Binali Yildirim, was elected new chair of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) at its extraordinary convention on Sunday.
ANKARA (Sputnik) – Yildirim’s candidacy was upheld by 1,405 out of the 1,470 delegates.
His predecessor Ahmet Davutoglu declined to stand for reelection amid a growing spat with Erdogan, who is seen vying to consolidate power.
In a farewell speech hours earlier, Davutoglu said holding the AKP extraordinary convention after the November 2015 election "was not something I had demanded" in another sign of disaffection with Erdogan.
Despite vocal foreign and domestic concerns, Erdogan is poised to hold a referendum to abolish the 1923 constitution and its parliamentary system to complete his executive sweep.
