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Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi listens to remarks to reporters by U.S. President Barack Obama after their bilateral meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington April 14, 2015. (photo credit: Reuters)

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3 November 2015

Iraq parliament bars government from making reforms to constitutional status quo

Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza is sworn in for a third term at a ceremony in the parliament in Bujumbura, Burundi, Aug. 20, 2015 (photo credit: VoA)

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2 November 2015

Obama to remove Burundi from trade program in response to third-term change and political crackdown

Pro-independence parties in the wealthy northeast Spanish region of Catalonia are seeking to pass a resolution announcing the formal start of secession from Spain (photo credit: AFP)

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2 November 2015

Ban Ki-moon states that the UN does not recognise Catalonia's right to self-determination

Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu presenting his post-election victory speech Sunday 1st November (photo credit: The Journal of Turkish Weekly)

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2 November 2015

Prime minister prioritizes new constitution for Turkey

State Opening of Parliament (photo credit: Parliament UK)

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30 October 2015

Op-Ed: Reform of the UK's upper house is back on the agenda following a political storm

Congo president Nguesso (L) is gunning for a third term whiles Tanzanian Kikwete has stepped down (photo credit: Ghana Web)

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30 October 2015

Op-Ed: Why some African leaders cling to power, whilst others walk away

Thailand Constitutional Drafting Committee [photo credit: Thai PBS]

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30 October 2015

Thailand Constitution Drafting Committee defends proposed electoral system saying it will bolster political parties

Rwanda President Kagame: Nation's parliament has reduced the presidential term to five years. (photo credit: AFP)

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29 October 2015

Rwanda cuts presidential term to 5 years but three-term limit question still remains

Bidhya Devi Bhandari after voting in the presidential election at Nepal’s parliament in Kathmandu. (photo credit: Xinhua/Rex Shutterstock)

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29 October 2015

Parliament elects first female president of Nepal

Ukraine constitutional court in session [photo credit: Sputnik News]

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28 October 2015

Venice Commission supports Ukraine switching to three-tier court system

Voting in Nepal (photo credit: The Kathmandu Post)

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28 October 2015

Voting for presidential election concludes in Nepal

Military personnel vote at a polling station in Brazzaville, Congo, October 25, 2015. (photo credit:REUTERS/ROCH BAKU)

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27 October 2015

Congo Brazzaville supports constitutional change for presidential third term with 92 per cent in favour

An elderly Tamang woman (photo credit: ILO/ Pradip Shakya)

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27 October 2015

Op-Ed: Why Nepal’s Janajatis Feel Betrayed by the New Constitution

Newly elected House Speaker Onsari Gharti Magar (photo credit: Vishva Gujarat)

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26 October 2015

Nepal parliament elects president and vice president as per constitutional provisions

Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguessou arrives to cast his ballot in Brazzaville, Oct. 25, 2015. (photo credit: AFP)

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26 October 2015

Congo Brazzaville votes to allow presidential third term