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2007 Chechen constitutional referendum
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Referendum in Chechnya, Russia
gov November 2022
2007 Chechen constitutional referendum Chechnya 2007 12 02 y Do you accept the proposed amendments and revision of certain provisions of the Constitution of the Chechen Republic, adopted at the referendum on 23 March 2003, introduced by the President of the Chechen Republic? Yes 96.88 No 3.01 Do you accept the proposal to invalidate the Law of the Chechen Republic "On Elections to the Parliament of the Chechen Republic," adopted at the referendum on 23 March 2003? Yes 96.90 No 2.99 Source: http://old.izbirkom.ru/region/region/chechen?action=show&root=1&tvd=220200092757&vrn=220200092756®ion=20&global=&sub_region=20&prver=0&pronetvd=null&vibid=220200092757&type=232 Референдум Чеченской Республики по внесению поправок и пересмотра отдельных положений Конституции Чеченской Республики и признания недействующим Закона Чеченской Республики "О выборах в Парламент Чеченской Республики" ru Central Election Commission 15 March 2026
A constitutional referendum was held in the Russian republic of Chechnya on 2 December 2007, together with the Russian parliamentary elections.Interfax > PoliticsMarch 2026 yes https://web.archive.org/web/20110525090404/http://www.interfax.ru/e/B/politics/28.html?id_issue=11921416 May 25, 2011 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.http://derstandard.at/3018380 Tschetschenien: Referendum über längeres Präsidentschaftsmandat Der Standard 7 September 2007 de https://web.archive.org/web/20110518161451/http://derstandard.at/3018380 18 May 2011
The referendum succeeded with 85% of the vote in favour.http://www.iwpr.net/?p=crs&s=f&o=341239&apc_state=henh Chechnya: Kadyrov to Rule for Years Institute for War and Peace Reporting Kazbek Tsurayev 6 December 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20080220163437/http://iwpr.net/?p=crs&s=f&o=341239&apc_state=henh 20 February 2008
Results
QuestionForAgainstInvalidTotalRegisteredvotersTurnoutOutcomeConstitutional amendments (96.88%) (3.01%) 640(0.11%) 99.13% ApprovedUnicameral parliament (96.90%) (2.99%) 668(0.11%) 99.13% Approved
See also
Politics of Chechnya
References
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