Babacan, Davutoğlu to establish parties before end of year

Former AKP officials Ahmet Davutoğlu and Ali Babacan will be completing formal procedures to establish their respective political parties before the end of the year. Davutoğlu is expected to release the name and logo of his party soon.

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New political parties of Former Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu and Former Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan are expected to be formally established before the end of the year.

Davutoğlu held a 2-day meeting with members of the founders' council where the party's constitution and platform were debated. Both are expected to be finalized this weekend, along with the party name and logo.

The formal application to form Davutoğlu's party is expected during the third week of December.

Davutoğlu's party is said to include at least 25 females and 25 young members in the founders' council.

Known members of the new party include Nihal Olçok, who lost her husband and son in the coup attempt of 2015, Director of Alevi Cultural Association Doğan Demir and Yusuf Ziya Özcan, former president of the Council of Higher Education.

Babacan's party is also to be formally established before the end of the year. Their organization has experts on 23 different committees which have been working on the party structure as well as a key document on principles of the party.

“It won’t appeal to a niche or narrow audience. We are not after any alliances or joint candidates. We want to be the political party that the people favor the most,” Babacan told broadcaster Habertürk on Nov. 26, adding that former president Abdullah Gül will not be a member of the party, but will act as an advisor.