Turkey’s Erdogan proposes vote on right to wear Islamic headscarf

Turkey’s Erdogan proposes vote on right to wear Islamic headscarf

• Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan proposed a nationwide vote on guaranteeing a woman's right to wear a headscarf in state institutions, schools, and universities.
• The subject is particularly important for devout Muslim Erdogan, whose Islamic-rooted ruling party lifted a long-standing ban on wearing the hijab in state institutions in 2013.
• The headscarf issue has dominated political debate in recent months ahead of general elections in 2023 that are set to be one of the most serious challenges to Erdogan's two-decade control of Turkey.

Xi Jinping set to begin third term

• China’s ruling Communist Party on Saturday closed its once­in­five­year congress confirming leader Xi Jinping’s precedent defying third term, and paving the way for his domination of Chinese politics for the next five years.
• Four allies of Mr. Xi, 69, are expected to be appointed on Sunday to the new seven-member Politburo Standing Committee (PBSC), a clean sweep made possible by the apparently forced early retirement of other officials.