. ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁May , ▁a ▁similar ▁poll ▁was ▁conducted ▁with ▁the ▁A K P ' s ▁parliament ary ▁group . ▁Despite ▁the ▁internal ▁party ▁opinion ▁pol ling , ▁President ▁Er do ğ an ▁was ▁observed ▁to ▁have ▁effectively ▁hand - p icked ▁Y ı ld ı r ı m ▁to ▁succeed ▁Dav uto ğ lu ▁due ▁to ▁him ▁being ▁a ▁close ▁al ly ▁for ▁two ▁dec ades . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 9 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Y ı ld ı r ı m ▁was ▁announced ▁as ▁the ▁sole ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁Justice ▁and ▁Development ▁Party ▁leadership ▁by ▁the ▁party ▁Central ▁Executive ▁Committee ▁( M K Y K ). ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁leader ▁uno pp osed ▁during ▁the ▁party ' s ▁ 2 nd ▁Ext ra ordinary ▁Congress ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁winning ▁ 1 , 4 0 5 ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 , 4 1 1 ▁votes ▁( with ▁the ▁remaining ▁ 6 ▁being ▁declared ▁invalid ▁or ▁blank ). ▁A ▁new ▁Central ▁Executive ▁Board ▁was ▁elected ▁alongside ▁the ▁party ▁leader , ▁with ▁numerous ▁senior ▁A K P ▁polit icians , ▁some ▁of ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁seen ▁as ▁potential ▁leadership ▁candidates ▁alongside ▁Y ı ld ı r ı m , ▁being ▁left ▁off ▁the ▁un ified ▁list . ▁ ▁Executive ▁Pres iden cy ▁and ▁new ▁constitution ▁Del iver ing ▁a ▁statement ▁on ▁his ▁government ' s ▁program ▁shortly ▁after ▁being ▁appointed ▁as ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁May