A constitutional referendum was held in
Uruguay
Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...
on 8 December 1996.
[Uruguay, 8 December 1996: Constitutional reform]
Direct Democracy The proposals, which included limiting each party to a single presidential candidate, were narrowly approved by voters.
Proposals
The proposals were approved by both houses of the
General Assembly
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Specific examples of general assembly include:
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* General Assembly (presbyterian church), the highest court of presb ...
on 15 October 1996. They included:
[
*separating national and local elections
*limiting each party to one presidential candidate (abolishing sublemas)
*introducing a second round run-off for presidential elections
*providing for primary elections in parties
*decentralising local government
]
Results
References
1996 referendums
1996 in Uruguay
Referendums in Uruguay
Constitutional referendums in Uruguay
December 1996 events in South America
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