Turkey's Minister of Transport, Maritime and Communication and new chairman candidate for ruling AK Party Binali Yildirim (R) and his wife Semiha Yildirim (L) greet supporters as they arrive for the second extraordinary congress of the AK Party at the Ankara Arena in Ankara, on May 22, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS
One of the co-founders of the AK Party along with Erdogan, Yildirim, 60, won all the votes from the 1,405 delegates at an extraordinary party congress.
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Yildirim was the sole candidate at the congress, which was announced after Ahmet Davutoglu said earlier this month he was stepping down following an increasingly public rift with Erdogan.
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