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The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) said they would challenge the results from most ballot boxes due to alleged violations.
Kempf said Tuesday that Turkey "needs a strong business partner in Europe that supports the further economic development of the country".
London [U.K.], April 18 (ANI): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday rejected the criticism by global monitors of a referendum, which would see the country switch from the Parliamentary to the Presidential system.
They include a repeal of military courts, a restructuring of Turkey's board of judges and prosecutors, as well as the annulment of a law that required the president to sever any party ties. One major issue being discussed there: Late in the election, Turkish state authorities abolished a requirement that all the envelopes containing ballots be stamped with an official seal.
The Washington Post's Fahim says Erdogan's victory in the referendum leaves Turkey's opposition in "a very weak state". Revisiting a key theme of the campaign trail, he again touted the possibility of reinstituting the death penalty, which Turkey abolished in 2004 to meet a condition for European Union membership.
Turkey's prime minister has called on the opposition to respect the result of a referendum that will expand the powers of the office of the president.
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"After securing a narrow victory in Sunday's referendum, the government and president should govern in the interests of everyone in Turkey, not just their political supporters", said Hugh Williamson, Europe and Central Asia director at Human Rights Watch (HRW).
Worldwide observers agreed the campaign was conducted on an "unlevel playing field" and that the vote count itself was marred by procedural changes that removed key safeguards.
"Before we start getting into their governing system, let this commission get through its work", Spicer said.
The head of the electoral board said it had received many complaints that polling stations didn't have stamps and made the decision to accept the ballots after an appeal from a ruling AK Party official.
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, delivers a speech during a rally of supporters a day after the referendum, outside the Presidential Palace, in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, April 17, 2017. Hundreds of demonstrators marched in a central neighbourhood, clanking pots and pans and chant.
Turkey's main opposition began a battle on Tuesday to annul a referendum handing President Tayyip Erdogan sweeping new powers, while the bar association and an global monitor said an illegal move by electoral authorities may have swung the vote.
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