Turkey referendum, 2017

[Zinneke]

Expat vote via Europe Elects

Italy
Yes: 32%
No: 68%

Spain
Yes: 19%
No: 81%

Austria
Yes: 74%
No: 26%

UK
Yes: 20%
No: 80%

Greece
Yes: 34%
No: 66%

Hungary
Yes: 23%
No: 77%

Sweden
Yes: 37%
No: 63%

Netherlands
Yes: 71%
No: 29%

Would like to see Belgium, although I have a pretty good idea how it will turn out.

[ApatheticAustrian]

Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes and YES !

https://twitter.com/DahiBilal/status/853576743101321218

is that joking or real?

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

The Turkish executive branch should be more powerful, but...this constitution goes too far in that direction. Nonetheless the country is quite probably better off that Yes is winning.

the country is practically eliminating the separation of powers and any kind of accountability for the government.

Well the current constitution is parliamentary supremacy, which I don't see as ideal either.

[Tender Branson]

Would like to see Belgium, although I have a pretty good idea how it will turn out.

Scroll down to the World Map and you'll see that Belgium is currently at 78% Yes, with 24% counted.

http://www.yenisafak.com/secim-referandum-2017/secim-sonuclari

[ApatheticAustrian]

The Turkish executive branch should be more powerful, but...this constitution goes too far in that direction. Nonetheless the country is quite probably better off that Yes is winning.

the country is practically eliminating the separation of powers and any kind of accountability for the government.

Well the current constitution is parliamentary supremacy, which I don't see as ideal either.

there is no practical supremacy and the congress is in the US is kind of almighty too in theory.

erdogan is anyway ruling alone and crushing whoever feels like resisting.

[mgop]

what will eu do now

[Mike88]

Well...  This was expected.

Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes and YES !

https://twitter.com/DahiBilal/status/853576743101321218

Fantastic. The Landslide Lyndon style.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

The Turkish executive branch should be more powerful, but...this constitution goes too far in that direction. Nonetheless the country is quite probably better off that Yes is winning.

the country is practically eliminating the separation of powers and any kind of accountability for the government.

Well the current constitution is parliamentary supremacy, which I don't see as ideal either.

there is no practical supremacy and the congress is in the US is kind of almighty too in theory.

erdogan is anyway ruling alone and crushing whoever feels like resisting.

I think the country would certainly be better off with a stronger executive. The only question in my mind is just how much stronger it needs to be.

[Beezer]

what will eu do now

Open a new accession chapter? At least that's what Merkel probably wants.

[Zinneke]

what will eu do now

Freeze the accession process, that was de facto frozen anyway.

So nothing basically.

[ApatheticAustrian]

what will eu do now

we need to do nothing, if the death penalty comes back, this problem solves itself.

[Devout Centrist]

what will eu do now

Accession is basically dead now, perhaps forever.

[mgop]

eu should build the wall

[ApatheticAustrian]

Breaking: According to the Standard, the national turkish election agency said that only 70% of ballots have been counted.

wtf?

[Tender Branson]

Via the Standard.at live-ticker:

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WTF ?

"The National Election Commission has just announced that only 70% of precincts have been counted yet and not the more than 97% reported by newspapers and TV stations. The opposition parties CHP and HDP are speaking of irregularities and want to contest the referendum."

[Devout Centrist]

eu should build the wall

Isn't there already a border fence with Turkey?

[ApatheticAustrian]

zeit.de has a great explainer.

the numbers until now are more or less educated guesses, there are still many un-opened ballots in the cities.

[Devout Centrist]

Greek Turks voted overwhelmingly no:

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[mgop]

eu should build the wall

Isn't there already a border fence with Turkey?

us - mexico also have border fence, but still gonna build that wall

[jaichind]

Via the Standard.at live-ticker:

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WTF ?

"The National Election Commission has just announced that only 70% of precincts have been counted yet and not the more than 97% reported by newspapers and TV stations. The opposition parties CHP and HDP are speaking of irregularities and want to contest the referendum."

Well 70% is most likely official certified results and 97% is most likely local counts that has been fed to the media.

[Devout Centrist]

eu should build the wall

Isn't there already a border fence with Turkey?

us - mexico also have border fence, but still gonna build that wall

Well A) the whole border doesn't have a fence and B) building a wall is f**king stupid as hell.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

eu should build the wall

Isn't there already a border fence with Turkey?

us - mexico also have border fence, but still gonna build that wall

Golden Dawn agrees

[mgop]

germany, austria, france, belgium and netherlands shoudn't have allowed that turks create parallel society in their countries

[jaichind]

The Yes vote share tracks AKP vote share Nov 2015 in non-Kurd areas. In Kurd areas Yes well over-performed the Nov 2015 AKP vote.  It seems this referendum was in the end won in the Kurd areas and the international vote.

[Beezer]

germany, austria, france, belgium and netherlands shoudn't have allowed that turks create parallel society in their countries

I think what you meant to say was that these countries allowed a vibrant culture to flourish and enrich the local one.