Turkey party to reveal PM candidate, Erdogan ally favoured

[WorldNews]

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Turkey's ruling party will meet on Thursday to announce a candidate to replace outgoing Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu who is stepping down after a power struggle with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, reports said. According to initial indications, Transport Minister Binali Yildirim, a close ally of Erdogan, has emerged as the clear favourite to replace Davutoglu as chairman of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and prime minister. Erdogan will then give the new AKP leader the mandate to serve as prime minister early next week, after which a new cabinet will be announced.

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