Turkey accuses Germany of 'democracy deficit' over campaign ban

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Last Updated : May 23 2018 | 4:35 PM IST

Germany is showing a "democracy deficit" by denying Turkish politicians permission to campaign ahead of their June elections, the deputy chairman of the ruling AKP party said in an interview today.

The German government, like Austria and the Netherlands, has refused permission for Turkish election rallies to be held on its soil ahead of Turkish legislative and presidential elections on June 24.

"I think that our German friends have a deficit when it comes to democracy,"
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who heads the Justice and

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First Published: May 23 2018 | 4:35 PM IST

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