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Referendum

The process of submitting a proposed measure to the general population for a vote on whether or not it should be adopted.

President Edgar Lungu speaks to NGOCC member of board of trustee Dorothy Hamwele (c) and NGOCC chairperson Sarah Longwe at State House (photo credit: Lusaka Times)
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3 June 2016
Zambian NGOs oppose holding of constitutional referendum alongside presidential elections
The law prohibits being 'rude, aggressive, or intimidating' while discussing draft constitution (photo credit: Daily Mail)
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2 June 2016
Thai Ombudsman seeks Constitutional Court review of ban on criticism of draft constitution
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara (photo credit: VOA)
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2 June 2016
Cote d'Ivoire to draft new constitution; nationality clause and vice-presidency on focus
Constitutional Court of Colombia (photo credit: Tele Sur)
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1 June 2016
Colombian Constitutional Court to decide on referendum on peace deal with FARC
Members of "The Coalition for the Family" symbolically sign as they finish transporting boxes conatining over 3,000,000 signatures to the Romanian Senate (photo credit: AFP)
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26 May 2016
Romanian citizen initiative to trigger process for constitutional amendment against gay marriage
Tajik President Emomali Rakhmon (photo credit: Tajikistan Presidential Press Service)
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24 May 2016
Tajik voters overwhelmingly approve constitutional amendments banning religious parties, abolishing term limits
Turkish MPs applaud outgoing Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu during constitutional debates on Tuesday (photo credit: AFP)
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18 May 2016
Turkish parliament backs constitutional amendment stripping immunity of parliamentarians
Prime minister and coup-maker General Prayut Chan-o-cha (photo credit: Flickr/Prachatai)
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13 May 2016
Op-ed: Thailand's planned constitutional referendum: Unrepresentative of the popular will?
Former Tanzania President Jakaya Kikwete receives the second draft constitution from Constitutional Review Commission chairman Joseph Warioba (photo credit: Emanuel Herman)
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9 May 2016
Tanzanians to vote on proposed Constitution before July 2017
Aung San Suu Kyi, chairperson NLD, with military commander-in-chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing (photo credit: AFP)
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22 April 2016
Op-ed: Myanmar's NLD may seek to draft new constitution to circumvent military veto over amendments

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