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Head of Venice Commission ‘disappointed’ with Georgia’s constitutional changes
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Head of Venice Commission ‘disappointed’ with Georgia’s constitutional changes

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The head of the Council of Europe’s Venice Commission has criticised Georgian authorities during a visit to Tbilisi, after Parliament voted to adopt constitutional amendments in their initial hearings despite objections from opposition parties. Gianni Buquicchio, who heads the advisory body of independent constitutional experts, told journalists on 29 June that he was disappointed, as the political process surrounding the constitutional changes was at a ‘dead end’. Education Minister and

Nagorno-Karabakh votes in favour of constitutional changes
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Nagorno-Karabakh votes in favour of constitutional changes

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Eighty-eight percent of eligible voters — 69 540 people — in the de facto Republic of Nagorno Karabakh voted to approve draft constitutional reforms in a referendum on 20 February. Once the results come into force, Karabakh will transition into a presidential system of government, and will change its name to the Republic to Artsakh. According to preliminary results from the Central Election Commission, turnout for the vote was 76% (79,428 people). Of these, 69,540 (88%) voted in favour of t

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