2009 Venezuelan constitutional referendum
A constitutional referendum was held in Venezuela on 15 February 2009 for voters to approve or reject Amendment No. 1 of the constitution, which abolished term limits for the offices of President, state governors, mayors and National Assembly deputies.
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
Do you approve the amendment of articles 160, 162, 174, 192 and 230 of the Constitution of the Republic, processed by the National Assembly, which broadens the political rights of the people, in order to allow any citizen in exercise of a position of popular election, can be subject to nomination as a candidate for the same position, for the time established by the Constitution, depending his possible election, exclusively, on the popular vote? | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Results | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela portal |
The constitution, enacted in 1999 by referendum, previously established a three-term limit for deputies and a two-term limit for the other offices. The proposed amendment was endorsed by 54% of the electorate, with approximately 70% of registered voters participating. Upon having his term limits removed, Chávez promised to supporters that he would lead Venezuela until 2030.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.