Referandum Tarihi Belli Oldu - Turkish Referendum Date Set, Late than Government Expects

Turkish Referendum Date Set, Late than Government Expects

Thursday, 13 May 2010

A referendum will be held in Turkey on September 12 on a constitutional reform bill sponsored by the ruling AK Party, Turkey's electoral body said on Thursday, a date late than the government expected.

Earlier, AK Party officials has said they expected the referendum to be held in mid-July.

"According to us the period for a referendum is 60 days. The day on which a referendum will be held is July 18, 2010," AK Party group deputy chairman Mustafa Elitaş told reporters.

Deputy Chairman of Turkey's Higher Board of Elections (YSK) KIrdar Özsoylu said Thursday the referendum on Constitutional amendments recently adopted by the Turkish Parliament will take place on Sunday, September 12, 2010. Speaking to reporters in Ankara, Özsoylu said that the YSK's decision to hold the referendum on September 12 was taken by unanimity .

Based on the former elections law, a referendum has to take place within 120 days after the adoption of the relevant law on amendments at the Turkish Parliament. A new arrangement at the Turkish Parliament reduced the number of days in which a referendum must take place to 60 day. However, changes in elections laws could not be implemented within one year as of the date of change, Özsoylu said.

A committee will work to organize the referendum, Özsoylu also said.

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