2007 Chechen constitutional referendum explained
A constitutional referendum was held in the Russian republic of Chechnya on 2 December 2007, together with the Russian parliamentary elections.[1] Among the changes proposed were:
- extension of the mandates of president from four to five years and of parliament from four to five years;
- removing restrictions on presidential terms
- adopting a unicameral parliament with 41 MPs (instead of the 58 MPs the lower house had up to that date);
- let future constitutional changes be decided by parliament.[2]
The referendum succeeded with 85% of the vote in favour.[3]
See also
Notes and References
- http://www.interfax.ru/e/B/politics/28.html?id_issue=11921416 Interfax > Politics
- http://derstandard.at/?url=/?id=3018380 derStandard.at
- http://www.iwpr.net/?p=crs&s=f&o=341239&apc_state=henh Chechnya: Kadyrov to Rule for Years
