Turkey referendum

Turkey referendum: Erdogan declares victory

Question- In referendum, held in turkey to introduce presidential system, by how much percent of votes Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won?
(a) 55.41%
(b) 54.86%
(c) 51.40%
(d) 48.3%
Answer- (c)
Related facts:

  • On August 16th, 2016, the results of the referendum declared held in regards to amend the country’s constitution and grant the presidential office new executive powers.
  • Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has declared victory with less than 3 percent vote difference.
  • 51.40 percent votes have been casted in his favor while 48.60 percent were against him.
  • It is notable that this referendum has been held during Emergency to grant the presidential office new executive powers.
  • The new arrangement will be effective after the presidential election of November, 2019.
  • If Erdogan wins elections in 2019 and 2024, he could be in power until 2029.
  • The President’s tenure will be of five years and for maximum two terms.
  • The President will have all executive powers.
  • The President will have right to issue orders, to appoint Cabinet Ministers, government officials, judges and to remove them.
  • In addition to this, he shall also have the right to interfere in judicial matters, to declare an emergency and dissolve Parliament.
  • It is noteworthy that under present arrangement president has no executive rights.

Reference:
http://edition.cnn.com/2017/04/16/europe/turkey-referendum-results-erdogan/
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/11/26/middleeast/recep-tayyip-erdogan-fast-facts/
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/04/turkey-referendum-ak-party-claims-victory-170416162645193.html
http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/turkey-referendum-erdogan-declares-victory-117041700031_1.html