Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been re-elected to the head of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP).
"Thank you to all of you our party leadership to trust me again. For 23.5 years, we have never disappointed neither Turkey nor our people and we will not disappoint them in the future. We will not stop and operate without hesitation, serving the people and our country, "he said in Ankara and the AKP congress. According to Erdogan, local media outlets were the only candidate for the post of party leader.
During the congress, the voting was held by the AKP Governing Bodies, Executive Committee, Central Executive Committee and members of some party councils and members of the commissions.
According to the Turkish press, it is expected that after the congress, Erdogan can decide on the implementation of the Cabinet. From five to seven ministers can change. The issue of dividing some departments to separate ministries was also discussed.
