Turkey Approves Election Law Seen Boosting Erdogan
- Parliament approves changes following heated 20-hour debate
- Opposition argued that changes could lead to election fraud
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Photographer: ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images
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Turkey’s parliament voted to approve sweeping changes to electoral laws that could help President Recep Tayyip Erdogan cement his grip on power.
The voting came at the end of a stormy, 20-hour debate in the parliament in Ankara where opposition parties warned that changes would undermine the integrity of the electoral process and increase the risk of vote fraud.