2007 Chechen constitutional referendum

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A constitutional referendum was held in the Russian republic of Chechnya on 2 December 2007, together with the Russian parliamentary elections.[http://www.interfax.ru/e/B/politics/28.html?id_issue=11921416 Interfax > Politics] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525090404/http://www.interfax.ru/e/B/politics/28.html?id_issue=11921416 |date=May 25, 2011 }} 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 unicameral 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.[http://derstandard.at/?url=/?id=3018380 derStandard.at]

The referendum succeeded with 85% of the vote in favour.[http://www.iwpr.net/?p=crs&s=f&o=341239&apc_state=henh Chechnya: Kadyrov to Rule for Years]