International monitors question Turkey referendum

Protests against the referendum result in Istanbul

Protests against the referendum result in Istanbul Source: AAP

International monitors say they have serious concerns about Turkey's weekend referendum that approved strengthening President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's constitutional powers.The 47-member Council of Europe, the continent's leading human-rights body, says the referendum was an uneven contest. It cites what it calls an inadequate legal framework and late changes in ballot-counting.


Michelle Chen reports


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