Germany and the Erdogan Referendum: the Case for External Voting and Dual Citizenship
<p>Almost a million and a half Turkish citizens resident in Germany are eligible to cast absentee ballots in a Turkish referendum to scrap its parliamentary system. The run-up to the referendum had German authorities obstructing pro-Erdogan rallies, to which Erdogan himself responded with char...
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description | <p>Almost a million and a half Turkish citizens resident in Germany are eligible to cast absentee ballots in a Turkish referendum to scrap its parliamentary system. The run-up to the referendum had German authorities obstructing pro-Erdogan rallies, to which Erdogan himself responded with charges that the German government was engaging in “Nazi practices.” The episode marks perhaps the most prominent and controversial example of external political campaigning since such activity has become normalized among states. </p>
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spelling | doaj.art-55a4050eaf2f4b3cb96c98c42192e5842022-12-22T00:45:43ZdeuMax Steinbeis Verfassungsblog GmbHVerfassungsblog2366-70442366-7044Germany and the Erdogan Referendum: the Case for External Voting and Dual CitizenshipPeter Spiro<p>Almost a million and a half Turkish citizens resident in Germany are eligible to cast absentee ballots in a Turkish referendum to scrap its parliamentary system. The run-up to the referendum had German authorities obstructing pro-Erdogan rallies, to which Erdogan himself responded with charges that the German government was engaging in “Nazi practices.” The episode marks perhaps the most prominent and controversial example of external political campaigning since such activity has become normalized among states. </p> https://verfassungsblog.de/germany-and-the-erdogan-referendum-the-case-for-external-voting-and-dual-citizenship/Dual Citizenship, External Voting, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkish Constitutional Referendum |
spellingShingle | Peter Spiro Germany and the Erdogan Referendum: the Case for External Voting and Dual Citizenship Verfassungsblog Dual Citizenship, External Voting, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkish Constitutional Referendum |
title | Germany and the Erdogan Referendum: the Case for External Voting and Dual Citizenship |
title_full | Germany and the Erdogan Referendum: the Case for External Voting and Dual Citizenship |
title_fullStr | Germany and the Erdogan Referendum: the Case for External Voting and Dual Citizenship |
title_full_unstemmed | Germany and the Erdogan Referendum: the Case for External Voting and Dual Citizenship |
title_short | Germany and the Erdogan Referendum: the Case for External Voting and Dual Citizenship |
title_sort | germany and the erdogan referendum the case for external voting and dual citizenship |
topic | Dual Citizenship, External Voting, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkish Constitutional Referendum |
url | https://verfassungsblog.de/germany-and-the-erdogan-referendum-the-case-for-external-voting-and-dual-citizenship/ |
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