Aksener re-elected to head nationalist party despite exit pledge Turkey's nationalist Good Party re-elects Meral Aksener as its chief, even though she had vowed to step down following her heavy defeat in the presidential election in June. Aksener had said last month she would step down after coming only fourth in the June 24 election, while President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won a resounding victory and saw his powers increased substantially. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES