Turkey election board rejects petitions to annul referendum

Turkey's top election authority today rejected opposition petitions to annul a key referendum on expanding President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's powers after complaints of vote-rigging, local media reported.

Istanbul: Turkey's top election authority today rejected opposition petitions to annul a key referendum on expanding President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's powers after complaints of vote-rigging, local media reported.

Ten members of the Supreme Election Board (YSK) decided against annulling the vote, while only one member voted in favour, the private NTV television reported.

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