Turkish PM wins party congress, vows refreshment of AKP

Turkish PM Davuto?lu pledges strong return to power in the Nov 1 with a soul-searching which would get guidance from founding principles of his AKP Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu pledged a strong return to power in the Nov. 1 early elections with a soul-searching which would get guidance from founding principles of his Justice and Development Party (AKP), also declaring that the party's self-implemented three-term limit for MPs is lifted at the congress on Sept. 12.

The PM and the party leader won all of 1353 valid votes, sustaining his post as expected. 

According to Davuto?lu, being discreet and marching with the nation was the message that the voters gave to his AKP in the June 7 parliamentary election.

"Precious AK Parti, are we ready for marching?" Davuto?lu asked in a speech he delivered at the congress before the voting, underlining that the message voters gave should be embraced while getting prepared for the Nov. 1 election.

The congress was the first ever regular congress that was held without attendance of the AKP's founding leader, President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an. Davuto?lu was elected as party leader at an extraordinary congress held in August 2014 following Erdo?an's election as president in a popular vote.

"Today, we once more pledge our nation; we have emerged from among you and we are coming for marching towards a joint destiny," Davuto?lu said, while he noted that the voters have been asking their party to fight against poverty, bans and corruption.

His remarks were a reference to one of the key mottos of the AKP of fighting against the "3 Ys", - corruption ("yolsuzluk" in Turkish), poverty ("yoksulluk" in Turkish) and bans ("yasaklar" in Turkish).
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