Hopes fade for a new Turkish Constitution

<p><span style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.5em;"><br>(Reuters) - Turkey's hopes for a new constitution, meant to enshrine democratic freedoms and further distance it from the era of military coups, suffered a setback on Monday when a cross-party commission admitted defeat in drafting a new charter.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.5em;">A new constitution had been one of the key pledges of Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's third term in office, meant to replace a text born of a 1980 coup which, despite numerous revisions, still bears the stamp of military</span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><div>[toc hidden:1]</div>
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