PM says he will run for AK presidency for last time
PM says he will run for AK presidency for last time
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoðan has said he will run for the leadership of his party for the last time at the next congress.
The congress is scheduled for 30 September this year.
Erdoðan said at a provincial congress of the AK Party in Eskiþehir that
"I will become a candidate [for AK Party leadership] for the fourth and last time at the AK Party congress on Sept. 30 in Ankara. This is what I promised in the past".
AK Party bylaws do not allow the leader of the party to be elected for more than four consecutive terms. Erdoðan is expected to run for president of the country after he retires from AK Party leadership.
"No fight for leadership or higher positions will emerge within this party. - the PM assured - There are some people who hope for such a fight. They shouldn't waste their time. Their dreams will never come true. Friendship, solidarity and brotherhood will be victorious".
The congress is scheduled for 30 September this year.
Erdoðan said at a provincial congress of the AK Party in Eskiþehir that
"I will become a candidate [for AK Party leadership] for the fourth and last time at the AK Party congress on Sept. 30 in Ankara. This is what I promised in the past".
AK Party bylaws do not allow the leader of the party to be elected for more than four consecutive terms. Erdoðan is expected to run for president of the country after he retires from AK Party leadership.
"No fight for leadership or higher positions will emerge within this party. - the PM assured - There are some people who hope for such a fight. They shouldn't waste their time. Their dreams will never come true. Friendship, solidarity and brotherhood will be victorious".
