Thursday, May 31, 2007

The Raw Story | Turkish MPs adopt electoral reform, overriding opposition

"Turkish MPs adopt electoral reform, overriding opposition

The Turkish parliament on Thursday adopted for the second time constitutional amendments that include presidential elections by popular vote, in a major victory for the Islamist-rooted government.

But the bill, rejected by the outgoing president last week, came immediately under a new threat as the main opposition said it could petition the Constitutional Court over what it argued were balloting violations."

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