ISTANBUL: Turkey鈥檚 two main opposition parties on Sunday said they would challenge the results putting the 鈥榊es鈥� camp ahead in the referendum on expanding the powers of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after alleged violations.
The pro-Kurdish Peoples鈥� Democratic Party (HDP) said that whatever the final result, it would challenge two-thirds of the vote, saying: 鈥淭here is an indication of a 3-4 percentage point manipulation of the vote.鈥�
The deputy head of the Republican People鈥檚 Party (CHP), Bulent Tezcan, denounced 鈥渧iolations鈥� by the election authorities in allowing ballot papers without an official stamp to be used.
Another CHP deputy head, Erdal Aksunger, said it could appeal up to 60 percent of the vote.
鈥淏elieve me, this election is not over,鈥� he told CNN Turk, quoted by the Dogan news agency. 鈥淭his is totally invalid. We are declaring this here.鈥�
He said that the CHP was appealing 37 percent of the ballot box results, and this figure could eventually rise to 60 percent. 鈥淪ince the morning, we have detected violations,鈥� he said.
Turkish media said that CHP leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu was convening a special meeting of its executive board.
Turkey opposition to challenge referendum result
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