This Article is From Apr 17, 2017

EU Urges Turkey To Seek 'National Consensus' After Vote

EU Urges Turkey To Seek 'National Consensus' After Vote

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan narrowly won a referendum granting him increased powers

Brussels, Belgium: The EU urged the Turkish government on Sunday to seek the broadest agreement after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan narrowly won a referendum granting him increased powers that the opposition says risk authoritarian rule.

"In view of the close referendum result and the far-reaching implications of the constitutional amendments, we also call on the Turkish authorities to seek the broadest possible national consensus in their implementation," said a statement issued by European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker, EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini and EU Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn.

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