1.   Congress can veto the referendum plan, but Pastrana said he was confident lawmakers would go along.

2.   Once agreement is reached on an autonomy package, Marker said he plans to discuss the referendum plans with both sides.

3.   His rival in the coming elections, right-wing Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu, whose party opposes the autonomy accords with the Palestinians, dismissed the referendum plan.

4.   His removal would be one obstacle less for Lukashenko, whose referendum plan is strongly opposed by parliament and many senior officials.

5.   And while it was not immediately clear if Caldera could move ahead with referendum plans legally, his public popularity lends weight to his cause.

6.   But on Sunday the Lukashenko assembly, convened by the president to secure support for his constitutional plans, condemned the parliamentary referendum plan.

7.   Deputies have refused to ratify the referendum plan and want to hold their own referendum on abolishing the presidency.

8.   Deputies have refused to ratify the referendum plan and say such a poll can not be held without parliamentary approval.

9.   The Constitutional Court has called on the two sides to withdraw their referendum plans and find a compromise.