In Turkey, Erdogan claims victory
Opponents of the controversial referendum in Turkey on expansion of powers of the President crying, despite the fact that the ruling party of the country celebrated its next victory on Sunday.
The country remains deeply divided, with razor-sharp border separating the two sides in the hotly contested poll to expand the powers of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Erdogan said that I won. There was a total of 47.5 million votes, told the news Agency Anadolu. Voters were asked to approve the package of reforms put forward by the ruling Party of justice and development, which will replace the current system of parliamentary democracy with a powerful presidency.
Opponents of the referendum, expected to take to the streets across the country on Monday to protest the result. The Republican people's party (ANC) has questioned the legitimacy of the results, saying the electoral body of the country decided to "change the rules mid-game".
The official results will arrive approximately 10 days after will be considered any objections, the President said the Supreme election Council, Sadi Guven. Erdogan won his first presidential election in 2014, after having been Prime Minister for over a decade.
European authorities with caution reacted to the first results of the referendum.
"We expect the assessments of the International observation mission of the OSCE / ODIHR in respect of the alleged violations," - said in a statement, EU President Jean-Claude Juncker and other senior officials.
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev congratulated Erdogan on the phone and said it "will strengthen" the role of Turkey.
"This referendum will undoubtedly mark the beginning of a new era in the history of our brotherly countries and strengthen the role and place of a stable, strong Turkey in the international arena," Aliyev said.
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