Turkish opposition to challenge referendum at European court
Turkey's main opposition party said Wednesday it would challenge the outcome of the country's April 16 referendum on expanding the president's powers at the European Court of Human Rights a day after a high court rejected its appeal.
The pro-secular Republican People's Party, or CHP, is disputing the referendum, which gave President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's "yes" side a narrow victory.
Critics say there have been a number of irregularities, including an electoral board decision to count ballot papers that lacked official stamps. International monitors also noted irregularities in the voting process and said the decision to validate the unstamped ballots removed an important safeguard against ballot-stuffing and was in violation of Turkey's laws.
