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Over 90 percent of ballots counted in referendum, 'Yes' votes in lead

With over 90 percent of ballot boxes across Turkey opened, “Yes” votes are leading the constitutional referendum with over 51%.

Ersin Çelik
18:56 - 16/04/2017 Sunday
Update: 19:32 - 16/04/2017 Sunday
Yeni Şafak
Approximately 55 million people were eligible to vote across 167,140 polling stations.
Approximately 55 million people were eligible to vote across 167,140 polling stations.

Figures from Yeni Şafak’s referendum results monitor put “Yes” at 51.8% with 23,889,665 votes while “No” had 48.2% with 22,323,234 votes.

The preliminary results indicate that the referendum will remain in favor of “yes” votes.

Citizens voted on a momentous referendum that could change the country’s system of governance.

Approximately 55 million people were eligible to vote across 167,140 polling stations.




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