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Queue for petrol near the India-Nepal border (photo credit: Financial Times)

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23 December 2015

Nepal to amend new constitution after pressures from Madhesi community and India

People erect a banner at the entrance of a polling station on the eve of a referendum as Rwandans will vote to amend its Constitution to allow President Paul Kagame to seek a third term in Rwanda capital Kigali, December 17, 2015. (photo credit: Reuters)

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18 December 2015

Rwandans vote on constitution changes to let Kagame extend presidency for third term

The Council of Europe building in Strasbourg, France. (photo credit: AFP)

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18 December 2015

Russian law allowing the rejection of human rights court rulings violates the constitution and threatens exit from the Council of Europe

Bulgarian parliament (photo credit: Wikimedia)

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17 December 2015

Bulgaria amends constitution seeking to overhaul judiciary

Seleka fighters sit in a vehicle in a village between Bambari and Grimari May 31, 2014. Picture taken May 31, 2014. (photo credit: Reuters)

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16 December 2015

Rebel leader declares autonomous state in Central African Republic following constitutional referendum

Voters collect their cards at the polling station at the Koudoukou school in the PK5 district in Bangui on Monday. (photo credit: AFP)

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15 December 2015

Central African Republic constitution vote extended amid violence

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (photo credit: DHA)

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15 December 2015

Turkey's Erdogan states separate referenda can be held on constitution and presidential system

Thousands clogged the streets of Warsaw on Saturday to protest Poland’s governing party. Supporters, pictured, countered with a rally Sunday. (photo credit: Reuters)

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14 December 2015

Protests and counter-protests in Poland over constitutional court nominees

MINUSCA troops (photo credit: AFP)

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14 December 2015

Heavy fighting breaks out in Central African Republic on day of constitutional referendum over presidential and parliamentary powers

Zambia parliament (photo credit: Voice of America)

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11 December 2015

Zambia constitution bill passes parliament committee stage

Myanmar's President Thein Sein shakes hands with election-winning leader Aung San Suu Kyi before their meeting on transfer of power on Dec 2 2015. (photo credit: AP)

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11 December 2015

Myanmar government forms support committee to manage transfer of power

Murang’a county women representative Sabina Wanjiru Chege (photo credit: Citizen Digital)

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10 December 2015

Calls for constitutional amendment in Kenya, reserve seats for "women constituency representative"

Bulgaria's outgoing Justice Minister Hristo Ivanov (photo credit: BGNES)

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10 December 2015

Bulgaria's Justice Minister quits after judicial reform plan rejected by Parliament

Rwandan President Paul Kagame (photo credit: AFP)

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9 December 2015

Rwanda sets date for constitutional referendum as December 18, 2015

The Slovak Parliament amends the constitution, Dec. 08, 2015, to give authorities more powers to deal with terror suspects following the attacks in Paris. (photo credit: Voice of America)

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9 December 2015

Slovakia amends constitution on detention of terror suspects, after Paris attacks