11.   During those debates however deputies voiced fears the referendums could he turned into presidential plebiscites, bypassing parliament.

12.   Many of the most important policies, including the war against the separatist region of Chechnya, have been made through presidential decrees which bypass the parliament altogether.

13.   Some fear it will allow Chirac to bypass parliament.

14.   The outcome was considered a compromise in that it bypassed parliament in the approval stage.