[NYTr] Venezuela Might Hold Referendum on Constitution
 
Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 00:20:10 -0500 (CDT)


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Venezuela Might Hold Referendum on Constitution

Caracas, Jul 25 (Prensa Latina) The reform to the 1999 Venezuelan
Constitution might be submitted to a popular referendum by this year's
end, National Assembly President Cilia Flores said on Tuesday.

The deadline will depend on when President Hugo Chavez presents the
final draft to the Legislature, Flores told the state-owned Venezuela
de Television.

She added that the president is working on the final text of the
Constitutional Reform, "putting a technical touch on each article."

We expect him to present the text in the next few days to be debated at
the National Assembly, where it will be discussed three times before
being submitted to a popular referendum, Flores explained.

The parliamentary debate might last two or three months, she added.
After that, the National Election Council has 30 days to submit the
draft to the popular referendum, she recalled.

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