The chairman of the State Duma's global affairs committee, Leonid Slutsky, believes that the outcome of the Turkish referendum, in which the supporters of the presidential type of government gained the upper hand with a slight majority, will cause no harm to relations of partnership with Russian Federation.
He made the comments at news conference in Ankara.
The referendum was widely seen as a plebiscite on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has led his country through more than a decade of economic growth and development, first as prime minister and then as president.
A supporter of the "yes" brandishes a picture of Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan. With more than 99% of ballots counted, "Yes" was on 51.35% and "No" on 48.65%.
Tana de Zulueta, the head of mission of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), said on Monday that some of Erdogan's opponents were subjected to police pressure during the campaign and that freedom of expression was restricted, leading to an "unlevel playing-field".
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the result showed that "Turkish society is deeply divided" and called for the Turkish government to engage in "respectful dialogue" with all political entities. "The [Supreme Election Board] did not and can not stage a safe election", Tezcan said. But the changes will see the post of prime minister abolished, and most of those powers will be handed to the president. The board will release its official results in 12 days' time, it has indicated.
"The Supreme Electoral Board changed rules mid-game, after the ballot envelopes were opened, in a way contrary to laws", said Kemal Kilicdaroglu, head of the main opposition People's Republican Party.
It would also mean that Erdogan, who became president in 2014, could seek two more five-year terms leaving him in power until 2029.
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Under the changes, most of which will only come into effect after the next elections, due in 2019, the president will appoint the cabinet and an undefined number of vice-presidents, and will be able to select and remove senior civil servants without parliamentary approval.
Addressing thousands of flag-waving supporters on Sunday night, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said the unofficial final result is "yes" for the constitutional referendum.
It specifically criticized a decision by Turkey's electoral board to accept ballots that did not have official stamps, saying that undermined safeguards against fraud.
Aysel Can, a member of the AKP's women's branch, said, "For a strong Islamic state, for a strong Middle East, Turkey had to switch to this executive presidency system". The CHP has said it is also willing to file a case with the European Court of Human Rights if necessary.
Merkel and Gabriel urged in the statement for a closer political dialogue between Turkey, EU and other European institutions to address concerns over the proposed constitutional changes.
Ties between Germany and Turkey plunged during the referendum campaign when Erdogan accused authorities of acting like "Nazis" by banning ministers from campaigning to Germany's huge ex-pat Turkish community.
HDP activists noted that 151 of their activists were kept away from polling stations, while an MP from Sirnak said cash was distributed for a "Yes vote", Al-Monitor reports.
Opposition members had already promised to challenge some 2.5 million votes they considered suspicious, which could successfully overturn the results as the "Yes" side had won by only 1.25 million votes.
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