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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9418
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/turkey

EU urges all sides to respect Constitutional Court ruling and backs holding of early general elections

Brussels, 02/05/2007 (Agence Europe) - In a press release published on Wednesday, EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn called on all sides to respect the Turkish Constitutional Court's ruling to cancel the first round of the presidential elections, held on 27 April 2007, because the necessary quorum was not reached. In the press release, Rehn explains that respect for state institutions is vital to ensure political stability, and points out that the EU is based on freedom, democracy,...

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