A constitutional referendum was held in the

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n republic of Chechnya on 2 December 2007, together with the Russian parliamentary elections. Among the changes proposed were: * extension of the mandates of president from four to five years and of parliament from four to five years; * removing restrictions on presidential terms * adopting a

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parliament with 41 MPs (instead of the 58 MPs the lower house had up to that date); * let future constitutional changes be decided by parliament. The referendum succeeded with 85% of the vote in favour.Chechnya: Kadyrov to Rule for Years
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