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With over 97% of the vote counted in the Turkey Referendum, the results are 51.4% Yes and 48.6% no.
The alleged reforms grant Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan tremendous say over budgets and the Constitutional Court.
Eddogan can stay in power until 2029.
Turkey, Constitutional Referendum: 97% counted
Yes: 51.4%
No: 48.6%#Erdogan wins. #TurkeyReferendum #Referandum2017 pic.twitter.com/WxmpEvnMij— Europe Elects (@EuropeElects) April 16, 2017
Erdogan proclaimed victory Sunday evening in Turkey but he fell short of the 55% of the vote he predicted.
Opposition Challenges Vote
AP: Turkey’s main opposition party CHP says it will challenge 37 percent of the votes counted in the #Turkeyreferendum. pic.twitter.com/NQ71ODaORe
— CNN Türk ENG (@CNNTURK_ENG) April 16, 2017
A useful explanation of the contested #Turkeyreferendum results… courtesy of @jamesinturkey pic.twitter.com/ygV8cMK3t1
— Eda Seyhan (@eda_seyhan) April 16, 2017
The opposition challenges don’t matter. We know who is counting the votes.
The Guardian live report says Most Votes Counted as Erdoğan Lead Narrows.
The CHP, Turkey’s main opposition party, have announced they will be contesting the validity of 60% of the ballots, after unconfirmed reports of large numbers of votes without official stamps.
Three Largest Cities Vote Against Referendum
