Turkey referendum: Campaigning ends ahead of landmark vote

[brooklynite]

Source: BBC

The final day of campaigning in Turkey has ended ahead of a referendum on whether to grant sweeping new powers to the president.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is seeking to replace the parliamentary system with an executive presidency.

Approval could see him stay in office until 2029.

Supporters say a "yes" vote would streamline and modernise the country; opponents fear the move would lead to increasingly authoritarian rule.


Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39607962

[Sunlei]

1. Russia sure changed that country fast.

[cstanleytech]

2. Why do I get the feeling that the government will declare the official vote as "yes"?

[Left-over]

3. Of course, That is how facists do things. They sieze power by other means than vote counts.