Sri Lanka to Introduce New Constitution This Year

Xinhua News Agency;  July 13, 2001 ;     224 words ......to help her government introduce a new constitution within this year to meet the needs...are fully committed to introduce the new constitution within this year after necessary consultations...noble task." She said through the new constitution a new electoral system will be ...

Maldivian president ratifies new constitution

Xinhua News Agency;  August 7, 2008 ;     290 words ...Maldivian president ratifies new constitution COLOMBO, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Maldivian...Maumoon Abdul Gayoom ratified the new constitution on Thursday to continue the island...the ratification, Gayoom said the new constitution would usher in a new era of governance...

Bolivian president approves referendums on new constitution

Xinhua News Agency;  March 1, 2008 ;     282 words ......president approves referendums on new constitution LIMA, Feb. 29 (Xinhua) -- Bolivian...date to hold two referendums on a new constitution fiercely criticized by his opponents...reaching here from La Paz said. The new constitution drawn up by a pro-Morales constitutional...

Protests mount against new constitution in Sri Lanka.

United Press International;  August 11, 2000 ;     368 words ......of discussions on a proposed new constitution. Protests ere reported across the country against the new constitution presented by the government...spearheading the protests, said the new constitution would divide the country. The...

Montenegrin parliament proclaims new constitution

Xinhua News Agency;  October 22, 2007 ;     296 words ...Montenegrin parliament proclaims new constitution BELGRADE, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- The...formally proclaimed the country's new constitution at a special session on Monday evening...constitution is "an anti-Serb document." The new constitution, the first since the country split...

VOA NEWS: ZIMBABWE OPPOSITION UNHAPPY ABOUT MUGABE REJECTION OF NEW...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  July 8, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Mugabe says there is no need for a new constitution ahead of next year's presidential...demands by opposition parties for a new constitution. They contend that the existing constitution...divide are endorsing the demand for a new constitution. "The country needs a new ...

Ecuador's Constituent Assembly finishes work on new constitution

Xinhua News Agency;  July 25, 2008 ;     272 words ......Constituent Assembly finishes work on new constitution QUITO, July 25 (Xinhua) -- The Ecuadorian...Assembly has finished work on the new constitution, or Charta Magana, and has delivered...failed to appear at Montecristi for the new constitution, and had "blocked the work of the...

Let the people vote; The European Union.(Europe's new constitution)

The Economist (US);  May 24, 2003 ;     566 words ......should be allowed their say on the new constitution WHEN the idea of writing a formal...accountability are stretched thin. A new constitution would address this directly, aiming...warmly endorsed the idea of drafting a new constitution for the EU. We await June 20th with...

Zambia's opposition to petition gov't. on new Constitution

Xinhua News Agency;  January 25, 2005 ;     272 words ...Zambia's opposition to petition gov't. on new Constitution LUSAKA, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- A coalition...press the government to enact the new Constitution before the 2006 presidential and parliamentary...that Zambians would like to have the new constitution adopted before next year's ...

Ecuador's new constitution enters into force

Xinhua News Agency;  October 21, 2008 ;     164 words ...Ecuador's new constitution enters into force QUITO, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Ecuador's new constitution officially went into effect Monday...TSE) confirmed last week that the new constitution, the 20th in the history of the nation...

VOA NEWS: SERBS APPROVE NEW CONSTITUTION

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  October 30, 2006 ;     467 words ......Serbia has overwhelmingly approved a new constitution that, among other things, declares...half of Serbian voters approved the new constitution, which declares Kosovo "an integral...government in Belgrade claims the new constitution, which is backed by major parties...

Ecuador announces results of referendum on new constitution

Xinhua News Agency;  October 13, 2008 ;     165 words ......announces results of referendum on new constitution QUITO, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- Ecuador...official results of the referendum on a new constitution, which received a 63.93 percent "yes...With the total votes counted, the new constitution received 28.10 percent "no" votes...

Ecuador's new constitution to be put to referendum in September

Xinhua News Agency;  July 16, 2008 ;     183 words ...Ecuador's new constitution to be put to referendum in September...the enactment of the country's new constitution on Thursday,and put to a referendum...Fernando Cordero on Tuesday. The new constitution will be ratified on July 24 by...

Zambian president sees no new constitution until 2008

Xinhua News Agency;  September 12, 2004 ;     326 words ...Zambian president sees no new constitution until 2008 LUSAKA, Sept. 12...review process, saying the new constitution will not be ready until May...of 2006 to decide how the new constitution should be adopted. According...

ECUADOR: VOTERS SHOW STRONG SUPPORT FOR NEW CONSTITUTION

Inter Press Service English News Wire;  September 29, 2008 ;     700+ words ......Ecuador, Sep. 28, 2008 (IPS/GIN) -- The new constitution promoted by the government of Rafael...of voters came out in favor of the new constitution, while 24 percent voted against it...percent of voters were in favor of the new constitution and 44.8 percent against, while Santiago...