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Turkish opposition to appeal referendum outcome

Ersin Çelik
14:45 - 21/04/2017 Friday
Update: 14:48 - 21/04/2017 Friday
REUTERS
The CHP pledged to take legal action.
The CHP pledged to take legal action.

Turkey's main opposition CHP party said on Friday it was making a court appeal against the decision by the High Electoral Board (YSK) to accept unstamped ballots in th contested referendum.

"We are filing an appeal to the council of state today demanding the cancellation of the YSK decision to accept unstamped ballots," CHP Deputy Chairman Bulent Tezcan said in a statement.

Turkey's council of state is the high judicial body handling all complaints and appeals against state and public institutions. The CHP and HDP parties pledged to take legal action against what they said were irregularities in Sunday's referendum.

Tezcan also said the CHP would demand that the official results of the referendum be postponed until the case is resolved. The YSK had said on Sunday it would announce final results 11-12 days after the vote.

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