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Referendum date to be known when congress makes formal request

Under the Constitution, the CNE should hold the people's referendum 30 days after having received a formal application

Tibisay Lucena, chair of the National Electoral Council (File Photo)
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Friday December 19, 2008  05:49 PM


Tibisay Lucena, the chair of the National Electoral Council (CNE) reported on Friday that under the Constitution, the CNE should hold the people's referendum 30 days after having received a formal application; therefore, no final date can be announced yet.

Lucena said that once they have the request from the National Assembly (AN), the date for the referendum may be set.

She reported that the CNE received on Friday from the AN chair Cilia Flores a draft amendment with the rationale. She added that the meeting held on Friday with the Congress chair was fruitful and they exchanged views on the activities carried out at the AN in the context of the discussion of the presidential proposal.

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