2nd Justice and Development Party Ordinary Congress

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2006 Justice and Development Party leadership election

 2003 11 November 2006 2009 
Turnout1,332 delegates
 
Candidate Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Party AK Party
Constituency Siirt
Delegate vote 1,330
Percentage 100%

Leader before election

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
AK Party

Elected Leader

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
AK Party

The 2nd Justice and Development Party Ordinary Congress was a party convention of the governing Turkish Justice and Development Party (AK Party) that took place on 11 November 2006. Elections were held for the party leader, the party Central Executive and Decision Committee (MKYK), the Central Disciplinary Committee (MDK) and the Headquarters Inner-Party Democracy Steering Committee (GMPDHK).[1]

The AK Party's founding party leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stood as the only candidate for the party leadership and was re-elected as leader with 1,330 votes. Two votes were recorded as either invalid of blank. The congress was held a year before the 2007 general election, the controversial 2007 presidential election and a constitutional referendum.[2]

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