Expat Turks begin voting in referendum on president's powers
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Turkish citizens living abroad have started casting ballots for Turkey's April 16 referendum on ushering in a system that would boost the president's powers.
Voting began Monday at airports and border gates in Turkey as well as in Turkish diplomatic missions in some European countries.
The government-proposed changes that are being voted on would give executive powers to the presidency and abolish the post of prime minister.
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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has long pushed for the changes, insists a stronger presidency would lead to greater prosperity. Critics fear the changes will concentrate too much power in the hands of the president without the necessary checks and balances.
Close to 3 million expatriate Turks are eligible to vote — nearly half of them in Germany.