——9:55 p.m.German Chancellor Angela Merkel's chief of staff says the close outcome for Turkey's constitutional referendum shows there is "lively political debate" in the country. Results carried by the state-run Anadolu news agency showed the "yes" vote had about 51.3 percent compared to 48.7 percent for the "no" vote with nearly 99 percent of the vote counted. If the "yes" vote prevails in Sunday's historic referendum, the 18 constitutional changes will replace Turkey's parliamentary system of government with a presidential one. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan branded both countries Nazis for not allowing Turkish ministers to campaign for a "yes" vote there. "Yes, yes, yes.

Source: ABC News April 16, 2017 07:33 UTC