re ements ▁over ▁the ▁A K P ' s ▁election ▁candidate ▁lists ▁for ▁the ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁general ▁election ▁and ▁concerns ▁that ▁Dav uto ğ lu ▁was ▁attempting ▁to ▁establish ▁his ▁own ▁support ▁base ▁in ▁rival ▁to ▁Er do ğ an . ▁A ▁similar ▁disag re ement ▁between ▁Er do ğ an ▁and ▁Dav uto ğ lu ▁regarding ▁the ▁un ified ▁candidate ▁list ▁for ▁the ▁party ▁Central ▁Executive ▁Committee ▁during ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁A K P ▁Ord inary ▁Congress ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁almost ▁prompt ed ▁Y ı ld ı r ı m ▁to ▁run ▁against ▁him . ▁ ▁E lection ▁as ▁A K P ▁leader ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁announ cement ▁of ▁Dav uto ğ lu ' s ▁res ignation , ▁Y ı ld ı r ı m ▁emer ged ▁as ▁the ▁fr on tr un ner ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁potential ▁success ors , ▁which ▁included ▁Er do ğ an ' s ▁nep hew ▁and ▁Energy ▁Minister ▁Ber at ▁Alb ay rak ▁amongst ▁other ▁senior ▁A K P ▁polit icians ▁known ▁for ▁their ▁loyal ty ▁to ▁Er do ğ an . ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁May , ▁ 3 5 3 ▁A K P ▁provincial , ▁district , ▁youth ▁and ▁women ' s ▁wing ▁represent atives ▁were ▁invited ▁to ▁the ▁party ▁headquarters ▁to ▁conduct ▁an ▁internal ▁poll ▁on ▁their ▁preferred ▁next ▁leader , ▁with ▁Y ı ld ı r ı m ▁to pping ▁the ▁prefer ences ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 1 5 ▁represent atives ▁att ending