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Turkey's President Sezer and Prime Minister Erdogan
By Hidir Goktas
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's president vetoed a constitutional amendment on Friday under which the head of state would have been elected directly by the people, a move likely to deepen a standoff between the secular elite and the government.
At present the head of state is elected by parliament, which last month narrowly rejected the Islamist-rooted ruling AK Party's candidate for the presidency.
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