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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Main Author: Peter Spiro
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Language:deu
Published: Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog GmbH
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Online Access:https://verfassungsblog.de/germany-and-the-erdogan-referendum-the-case-for-external-voting-and-dual-citizenship/
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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
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Germany and the Erdogan Referendum: the Case for External Voting and Dual Citizenship
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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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