On what date was Yıldırım announced as the next AKP leader?
20 March 2016
28 April 2016
19 May 2016
30 June 2016
Answer
On 19 May 2016, Binali Yıldırım was announced as the next AKP leader. Yıldırım was the former prime minister of Turkey, and he had been the acting leader of the AKP since the previous leader, Ahmet Davutoğlu, resigned on 5 May 2016. Yıldırım's election as the new leader was seen as a sign that the AKP was moving closer to a more conservative and nationalist stance.
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