It incorporated provisions from the 1971 constitution as well as new measures, approved by referendum in March 2011, to make elections more open, impose presidential term limits, and restrict the use of emergency laws.
If the legislation passed today becomes law, Mr. Putin will be able to dismiss a governor for any violation of the Russian Constitution, as long as a federal court approves the act.
The document outlined the transition to an elected government, incorporating selections from the previous constitution as well as the amendments that were approved in the March 19 referendum.
Grades OWS as "approved".
And the text of the draft constitution, if approved as expected, would already end his emergency powers.
And even if the draft constitution is approved, as expected, on Saturday in the second half of the vote, the new questions about the charter's popularity and the Brotherhood's mandate could prolong Egypt's political turbulence and, as a result, defer badly needed economic reforms as well.
If the amendment to article 48 of the Romanian constitution is approved, marriage will be defined as a union between a man and woman alone.
The unification of Switzerland's economy was aided by the development of a rail network that rapidly expanded as soon as the new constitution had been approved.
The constitution was approved in a plebiscite held the following January, with 99.94 percent officially listed as voting "yes"—an implausibly high result.
With the Constitution approved, Alexander Hamilton, as treasury secretary to President George Washington, grappled with proving that the government of the 13 states that now existed on paper could function in practice.
