ANKARA
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday announced more mayoral candidates of the ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party for the 2014 local elections to be held on March 30, 2014 in provinces and municipalities.
Speaking at his party's weekly group meeting, Erdogan announced specifically the incumbent Justice Minister Sadullah Ergin as mayoral candidate for the southernmost Hatay province, and AK Party legislator Galip Ensarioglu for the southeastern province of Diyarbakir for the upcoming local elections.
Despite losing votes from the 2004 elections, the AK Party remained the overall winner in the last 2009 local elections.
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