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Fiji's government says it expects to hold referendum on constitution and elections in February

Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka has confirmed that the next general elections and the national referendum on the Constitution ...
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In Democratic Republic of the Congo, president promulgates contested referendum law

The Democratic Republic of Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi has signed a controversial referendum bill into law, national ...
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Sweden amends constitution to allow revoking citizenship of dual nationals

Sweden's parliament on Wednesday approved a constitutional change to allow the citizenship of dual nationals to be revoked if ...
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President of North Macedonia says constitutional recognition of Bulgarian minority requires public support

North Macedonia's President Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova has said her country's EU accession hopes are being held hostage by ...
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Tanzania's ruling political party includes promise of new constitution in election manifesto

THE Tanzanian government has said the issue of a new Constitution remains a matter of great national importance and is included in the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) Election Manifesto.Responding to a ques ...
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Op-ed: Japan's constitution is at a critical juncture 80 years later

Japan's Constitution, which on Tuesday marked 80 years since its promulgation, is at a watershed moment, with the ruling bloc leaning toward initiating the process of revising the supreme law for the ...
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Pakistan debates increasing number of provinces in order to improve governance

A growing debate over redrawing Pakistan’s administrative map – from four provinces to 12 –has gained fresh momentum after Defence Minister Khawaja Asif backed the creation of smaller provinces, ...
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Zimbabwe begins legislative overhaul to bring effect to constitutional changes

The amendment of three key pieces of legislation to give effect to the constitutional changes introduced under Constitutional Amendment Act No. 3 (CAA3) has commenced, with principles for the proposed ...
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Somalia's supreme court rules the extension of presidential and parliamentary terms is unconstitutional

Somalia’s Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the constitutional mandates of the federal parliament, president and government expired in 2026, declaring actions taken by the institutions after the end ...
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In Iceland, legal scholar argues proposed law establishing hierarchy of statutes doesn't violate constitution

An Icelandic law professor says Parliament can pass the government’s Protocol 35 bill without breaching the Constitution. However, he predicts that the legislation will probably face an early legal ch ...
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Constitutional Rewriting in Fiji: Does the Government's Constitution Bill Pass the Supreme Court's Tests?

Audio note: This audio version uses an AI-generated voice. The article was written and edited by its author(s) and the ConstitutionNet editorial team. Fiji’s proposed constitutional overhaul has ...
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Malaysia's prime minister orders further consultation on separation of attorney general and prosecutor roles

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has directed Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said to hold further consultations on proposed ...