Ankara May 21 (IANS) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was on Sunday re-elected leader of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) at a special party congress in the capital Ankara.
Erdogan was the only candidate for the position. He received 1 414 votes of the 1 470 eligible delegates.
Having left AKP for 998 days Erdogan on May 3 rejoined the party he founded.
Before last month s referendum the Turkish President was not allowed to be a member of any political party due to the constitutional requirement for Presidents to be politically neutral.
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Erdogan reelected as head of Turkey s ruling party
