1.   After much discussion it was agreed that the changes would not be implemented immediately but would be included as proposals in a constitutional referendum.

2.   Nevertheless, Congress was forced to agree to a constitutional referendum in April which threatened to curtail its powers.

3.   Instead, the reports contend, the government chose to focus its attention on the constitutional referendum in an effort to assure a big turnout and a resounding victory.

4.   On domestic issues, he noted that efforts were under way to hold a constitutional referendum to end the conflict in Chechnya.

5.   On Sunday, Ivoirians are to vote on a constitutional referendum whose key parts were intended specifically to exclude Ouattara from running in the presidential election scheduled for September.

6.   The constitutional referendum is on whether to remove even this limited right.

7.   The president, who fared poorly in a constitutional referendum in February, has not yet set a date.

8.   This week they convincingly defeated a constitutional referendum that would have strengthened his executive powers and allowed him to confiscate white-owned land without compensation.

9.   With its constitutional referendum last week, the Algerian government went far toward finishing the wrecking job on democracy it began nearly five years ago.