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'Yes' votes ahead in Turkish referendum

More than 50 percent of ballots counted, Yes votes lead with 57 percent

Ersin Çelik
18:31 - 16/04/2017 Pazar
Update: 18:33 - 16/04/2017 Pazar
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​More than 50 percent of ballots counted, Yes votes lead with 57 percent​
​More than 50 percent of ballots counted, Yes votes lead with 57 percent​

With more than half the votes counted in Turkey’s constitutional referendum, Yes votes led on 57.46 percent.

At 6.15 p.m. local time (1515GMT), 51.14 percent of votes had been counted.

Figures from vote counts showed Yes on 57.46 percent -- 12,778,186 votes -- while No had 42.54 percent, or 9,461,664 votes.

Turkey headed to the polls on Sunday in a referendum on a 18-article bill that would see the country switch from a parliamentary to a presidential system.




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