Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Turkey’s Parliament Approves Constitutional Reform Package

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The Turkish parliament has approved a constitutional reform package that would strengthen the powers of the presidency and could keep President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in office until 2029. A national referendum for final approval of the bill will be held in several months. The lawmakers voted in favor of the bill early Saturday with 339 supporting and 142 opposing it. The legislation needed at least 330 votes in the 550-member parliament for the bill to be put to a public vote. The ruling...

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