Turkish parliament passes controversial voting law

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FILE PHOTO: Children sit at the Republic monument in Antalya
FILE PHOTO: Children sit at the Republic monument in Antalya, Turkey March 11, 2018. REUTERS/Murad Sezer

March 13, 2018

ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s parliament on Tuesday passed a law revamping electoral regulations, legislation that the opposition had previously said could open the door to fraud and jeopardize the fairness of 2019 elections.

The legislation formally allows the creation of electoral alliances, paving the way for a tie-up between President Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling AK Party and the nationalist opposition.

(Reporting by Gulsen Solaker; Editing by David Dolan)

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