2009 Bolivian constitutional referendum

none A constitutional referendum was held in Bolivia on 25 January 2009, postponed from the initially planned dates of 4 May 2008 and then 7 December 2008.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7587544.stm Bolivia sets date for referendum BBC News 2008-08-29 2009-01-25http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/08/29/news/Bolivia-Referendum.php Bolivia's Morales calls constitutional referendum Associated Press International Herald Tribune 2008-08-29 2009-01-25http://rawstory.com/news/afp/Bolivia_opposition_agree_on_referen_10202008.html Bolivia, opposition agree on referendum, Morales term limit Agence France-Presse The Raw Story 2008-10-20 2009-01-25 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081130221916/http://rawstory.com/news/afp/Bolivia_opposition_agree_on_referen_10202008.html November 30, 2008 http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/03/08/america/LA-GEN-Bolivia-Constitution.php Bolivian court suspends vote on Morales' proposed constitution Associated Press International Herald Tribune 2008-03-08 2009-01-25 Drafted by the Constituent Assembly in 2007, the new constitution was approved in the referendum according to an exit poll by Ipsos Apoyo for La Razón and ATB, a Bolivian television network.http://www.la-razon.com/versiones/20090126_006619/nota_249_752935.htm Un país dividido aprueba la nueva CPE con el 58,7% La Razón La Paz es 2009-01-26 2009-01-26 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090215010102/http://www.la-razon.com/versiones/20090126_006619/nota_249_752935.htm February 15, 2009 Furthermore, it required early elections to be held on 6 December 2009.https://diepresse.com/home/politik/aussenpolitik/424062/index.do?_vl_backlink=/home/index.do Bolivien: Einigung über Verfassungsreferendum Austrian Press Agency Die Presse de 2008-10-21 2009-01-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20090215020316/http://diepresse.com/home/politik/aussenpolitik/424062/index.do?_vl_backlink=%2Fhome%2Findex.do 2009-02-15 dead History Under President Evo Morales, the Constituent Assembly was elected on 2 July 2006.Judy Rebick http://www.zmag.org/znet/viewArticle/3238 Peaceful revolution is taking shape Toronto Star ZNet Z Communications 2006-09-09 2009-01-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20090215015916/http://www.zmag.org/znet/viewArticle/3238 2009-02-15 dead The referendum should originally have taken place on 6 August 2007,Aguirreand, Mariano Moreno, Isabel amp http://www.tni.org/archives/aguirre/bolivia.htm Bolivia: the challenges to state reform Transnational Institute 2007-09-15 2009-01-26 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090215011858/http://www.tni.org/archives/aguirre/bolivia.htm February 15, 2009 but the Assembly's validity was extended until 14 December 2007.http://www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID={5976EED7-E1D8-462F-8A34-9EFFA38624ED})&language=EN Bolivian Congress Extends Constituent Validity Prensa Latina 2007-08-04 2009-01-26 The referendum was important for the Afro-Bolivian population and activists like Marfa Inofuentes Pérez, who lobbied for and were successful in obtaining inclusion of articles recognizing Bolivia's black population and providing legal protections for the minority group on par with other ethnic groups.Martínez Mita María Impacto del pueblo afroboliviano en el reconocimiento de sus derechos humanos en el proceso Constituyente de Bolivia, 2006–2008 master's degree https://repositorio.uasb.edu.ec/bitstream/10644/383/1/T680-MDH-Mart%C3%ADnez-Impacto%20del%20pueblo%20afroboliviano%20en%20el%20reconocimiento%20de%20sus%20ddhh%20en%20el%20proceso....pdf 25 November 2017 Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar 31 October 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20170813141604/http://repositorio.uasb.edu.ec/bitstream/10644/383/1/T680-MDH-Mart%c3%adnez-Impacto%20del%20pueblo%20afroboliviano%20en%20el%20reconocimiento%20de%20sus%20ddhh%20en%20el%20proceso....pdf 13 August 2017 Quito, Ecuador Impact for the Afro-Bolivian people in the recognition of their human rights in the Constituent process of Bolivia, 2006–2008 67-69Murphy Annie Afro-Bolivians push for political recognition http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Afro-Bolivians-push-for-political-recognition-3188431.php 25 November 2017 San Francisco Chronicle 27 October 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20161104105447/http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Afro-Bolivians-push-for-political-recognition-3188431.php 4 November 2016 San Francisco, California On 9 December 2007, the Assembly approved the drafthttp://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/12/09/america/LA-GEN-Bolivia-Constitution.php New Bolivia constitution would allow Morales indefinite re-election Associated Press International Herald Tribune 2007-12-09 2009-01-23 and on 14 December, the Assembly officially handed the constitution draft over to the National Congress.http://www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7B0616A534-263F-4832-AEA8-45A613F58C39%7D)&language=EN New Bolivian Constitution to Congress Prensa Latina 2007-08-04 2009-01-26 The National Congress adopted the law on 28 February 2008 calling for the referendum on 4 May 2008 even though many opposition members chose to stay away during the vote.http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/bolivia_referendum_morales_constitution Bolivia: A Referendum on Morales' Constitution Stratfor 2008-02-29 2009-01-26 A law was also approved and signed by Morales that permitted only Congress to call departmental referendums, thereby barring the departmental referendums on autonomy that had also been called for 4 May.http://www.granma.cu/ingles/2008/febrero/vier29/10bolivia-i.html Evo Morales promulgates laws to convene referendums and condemns U.S. interference Granma 2008-02-29 2009-01-26 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090214221834/http://www.granma.cu/ingles/2008/febrero/vier29/10bolivia-i.html February 14, 2009 On 7 March 2008, the National Electoral Court suspended the referendum, along with the opposition's regional referendums, saying that there was not enough time for adequate electoral preparations. Nonetheless, the government of Santa Cruz Department went ahead and held its autonomy referendum as planned, ignoring the Court's interdiction on all referendums. Beni Department and Pando Department held their referendums on 1 June 2008.Gloria Carrasco https://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/06/02/bolivia.vote/index.html Two more states in Bolivia vote for autonomy CNN 2008-06-02 2009-01-26https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7429630.stm Bolivian regions 'back autonomy' BBC News 2008-06-02 2009-01-26 In a decree on 28 August 2008, Morales declared that the referendum would be held on 7 December 2008. It acknowledges Bolivia as a unitary plurinational state. It acknowledges Bolivia as a secular state (rather than a Catholic state, as in the previous constitution). Natural resources are the exclusive dominion of the Bolivian people, administered by the state. The number of members of the Chamber of Deputies is reduced, while the number of senators is increased; the members of the National Congress will be elected by first past the post voting in the future, in a change from the previous mixed member proportional system. A mixed economy will be established; in a separate question within the referendum, voters decided to allow private land possession up to 5,000 hectares (12,400 acres). Local autonomies and decentralisation will be reformed. The President will be allowed to be reelected once.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7877107.stm New Bolivia constitution in force 2009-02-07 2009-02-09 BBC News Furthermore, if no candidate gains more than 50% of the vote in the presidential election, there will be a second round; up to now,October 2026 the National Congress decided who would become President in such a case. In April 2013, the Supreme Court ruled that the first term of President Evo Morales did not count towards constitutional term limits as the constitution of Bolivia had since been amended, thus allowing Evo Morales a third term. It introduces the possibility of recall elections for all elected officials. The judiciary is reformed, and judges will be elected in the future and no longer appointed by the National Congress. Sucre will be acknowledged as Bolivia's capital, but the institutions will remain where they are (executive and legislative in La Paz, judiciary in Sucre). The electoral authorities, which will become a fourth constitutional power, will be situated in Sucre. Unrest and agreement 2008 unrest in Bolivia Following unrest in Pando, the government and the opposition held talks which resulted in a compromise reached on 20 October 2008. They agreed to hold the referendum on 25 January 2009 and early elections on 6 December 2009; Morales in turn promised he would not run again in 2014 after his likely reelection in 2009, despite the fact that he would be allowed to do so under the new constitution.http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gB5oDjsDucD02k7d0na6LgLzUYMg Bolivia, opposition agree on referendum, Morales term limit Agence France-Presse Google News 2008-10-20 2009-01-26 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090215203323/http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gB5oDjsDucD02k7d0na6LgLzUYMg 2009-02-15 Results President Evo Morales enacted the new constitution on 7 February 2009, saying that he had accomplished his mission to "re-found" Bolivia. He spoke in front of thousands of his supporters in the town of El Alto, located near La Paz, claiming that his opponents had "tried ceaselessly" to have him killed. He also said: "Now I want to tell you that they can drag me from the palace. They can kill me. Mission accomplished for the re-founding of the new united Bolivia". One key reform allows Morales to stand for re-election in December 2009. New constitution 2064417 1296175 91583 59524 3891316 OEP Cap on maximum landholdings 5,000 hectares 1956596 10,000 hectares 469385 188551 893198 3891316 OEP See also Constitution of Bolivia References Bolivia's Evo Morales wins referendum on a new leftist constitution External links Text of the constitution approved by the Constituent Assembly in December 2007 es Category:2009 elections in South America Constitutional referendum Category:2009 referendums 2009 constitutional Category:Constitutional referendums Category:January 2009 in South America Category:Term limit abolition referendums