Discussions about 'change' continue within the AKP following the local elections.
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Journalist Nuray Babacan stated that the AKP could hold an extraordinary congress at any moment and that the party is considering all options, with or without Erdoğan.
The relevant section from Babacan's article is as follows:
"According to AKP lobbies, President Tayyip Erdoğan will prepare the party for any extraordinary development at this congress. In political circles, the prevailing view is that the government does not have a 4-year election-free period ahead of it. As we have said, if steps are not taken through an extraordinary congress in the coming years, the AKP congress this autumn will be very important.
Party officials state that the improvement in the economy will be implemented very slowly and that the change reflected in the figures will not be immediately visible in the lives of the public. This is described as one of the issues that will put the government in a difficult position. Furthermore, it is explained that the party's recent politics do not appeal to 'young voters and angry voters,' and that there are no 'new actors and subjects' representing these masses."
News Source: 12punto
