The Future Party was launched on 13 December 2019 by Ahmet Davutoğlu, a former foreign minister and prime minister on behalf of the conservative Justice and Development Party (AKP). Having been elected prime minister on 28 August 2014 with the support of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Davutoğlu later opposed the latter's moves to transform Turkey's form of government from a parliamentary to a presidential system. His conflict with Erdoğan culminated in Davutoğlu's resignation from the premiership, effective from 22 May 2016.[12] Following his resignation, Davutoğlu frequently criticized the AKP government, which led the party to launch disciplinary action against him.[13] In response, he resigned from the AKP on 13 September 2019.