Turkey's top court cancels mail voting from abroad

Prior to the Court’s decision, the bill had allowed Turkish citizens living in foreign countries to cast their votes online, by mail or at ballot boxes to be set up in countries they are residing.

 

According to the bill, the overseas Turkish electorate is only able to vote for political parties, not independent candidates, and voters' fingers will not be marked with indelible ink. Turkish citizens living abroad were able to cast votes only at customs gates.     

 

Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) had filed a lawsuit for the cancellation of the provisions to allow voting by mail.

 

Turkish citizens living abroad will be still able to cast their votes online or at ballot boxes.Â